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Treasury Secretary Says He's Not Concerned About Artificial Intelligence Taking Jobs

NPR

Published March 28, 2017 at 12:52 PM EDT

Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks during a press conference at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Baden-Baden, southern Germany, on March 18, 2017. (Thomas Kienzle/AFP/Getty Images)

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday that he is not concerned about artificial intelligence taking U.S. jobs. In an interview with Axios, he said the threat is “50 or 100” more years away.

The comments were met with surprise in the technology industry, where AI has shown exponential advancement in the last few years. Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Tony Romm (@TonyRomm), senior editor of policy and politics for Recode.