AI CEO on Says Job Losses Are Worth It: ‘Most People Don't Enjoy Their Jobs'
Over the past several months, there has been a lot of discourse about the job losses that may come as a result of AI automation. However, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas seems to think that massive job losses would be worth it.
As research mounts about the impacts that AI could have on the job market, Srinivas seems to think that the focus should be on the "glorious future" AI would create, not the jobs that it would cost.
Potential Job Losses
Goldman Sachs researchers have recently estimated that 6-to-7 percent of workers could lose their jobs over the next decade as a result of AI, and the impacts of those job losses could be compounded if they coincide with a recession.
The research indicates that during past waves of unemployment due to new technology, people who lost their jobs were unemployed longer and were hit harder financially than people who were unemployed for non-technological reasons.
On top of that, a Senate report in October suggested that AI and automation could destroy 100 million jobs in the next 10 years.
Needless to say, that points to a grim future for millions of workers across the country.
Job Losses Are Worth It, Srinivas Claims
During a recent interview on the All-In Podcast, Srinivas shrugged off these potential job losses,
"[America has] been about trying to build new things, discover new things, go explore," Srinivas said on the podcast. "I think this whole Henry Ford came and built factories and brought in jobs and things like that, and put people into a box."
"But I think the reality is people-most people don't enjoy their jobs," Srinivas added.
'Start Your Own Mini Business'
Srinivas' advice was that everyone should learn AI tools and start "your own mini-business." He went on to suggest that the focus should be on the "glorious future" of AI, not the "temporary" job loss.
"If it pays for your needs for a year or multiple years and lets you have a high-quality life and good work-life balance, and true feeling of agency and ownership and passion to get your ideas out there, I think that is-even if there is temporary job displacement to deal with, that sort of glorious future is what we should look forward to," Srinivas said on the podcast.
Needless to say, it doesn't sound like he has any plans to slow down the development of AI anytime soon.
This story was originally published by Men's Journal on Apr 21, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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This story was originally published April 20, 2026 at 11:29 PM.