# Andrew McAfee

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Real Alpha has cut one moment of Andrew McAfee (Principal Research Scientist, MIT) talking, from an interview on The Diary Of A CEO published Sep 17, 2026.

- Role: Principal Research Scientist, MIT

## What Andrew McAfee said

- [Early job data shows slower hiring, not mass unemployment](https://realalpha.app/s/early-job-data-shows-slower-hiring-not-mass-unemployment/)
  The Diary Of A CEO · Sep 17, 2026 · 8 min
  > “I said some things about job and wage pressure from AI about 10 years ago, and I want to own this. I was dead flat wrong about that.” — Andrew McAfee · [1:01:28](https://realalpha.app/v/OhOmLqR5nN4/?t=3688)

## The episode

- [AI Experts Debate: The AI Labs Are Lying To Everyone, Is There A 99% Chance Of Human Extinction?](https://realalpha.app/v/OhOmLqR5nN4/) · The Diary Of A CEO · Sep 17, 2026