What Chamath Palihapitiya has said about Technological unemployment

3 quotes · 2 episodes · May 5, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026

Chamath Palihapitiya, Sri Lankan-born Canadian-American venture capitalist, founder of Social Capital and co-host of the All-In podcast, has been quoted on Technological unemployment 3 times in 2 episodes of The Megyn Kelly Show and The Joe Rogan Experience, most recently on June 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Prediction · due Dec 2027
Palihapitiya predicts that within 18 months Citadel will have more employees and higher assets under management despite Ken Griffin's AI concerns.
“I will bet any amount of money two things are true. One is that he actually has more people working at Citadel, not less. And two, his assets under management have gone up”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:57
Palihapitiya claims radiology jobs grew after AI was implemented because human judgment remained necessary.
“The number of jobs have far exceeded the number of jobs before AI. So AI now in two markets have grown the pie of jobs”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:15
Palihapitiya describes the worst case as AI good enough to displace labor but halted before it delivers breakthroughs like new drugs.
“The black swan event is when you get a model that's good enough to automate a bunch of labor”
The Joe Rogan Experience: #2494 - Chamath Palihapitiya (May 5, 2026) · Listen from 37:27

Prediction · due Dec 2027
Palihapitiya predicts that within 18 months Citadel will have more employees and higher assets under management despite Ken Griffin's AI concerns.
“I will bet any amount of money two things are true. One is that he actually has more people working at Citadel, not less. And two, his assets under management have gone up”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346 (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:57 · Technological unemployment

Tucker Carlson Says He’s Leaving GOP, Far-Left Mamdani-Backed Candidates Win NYC Primaries, How World Cup Renewed American Patriotism, w/ Halperin & Palihapitya | Ep. 1346
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly, Mark Halperin and Chamath Palihapitiya discuss Mamdani-backed NYC primary wins, Tucker Carlson leaving the GOP, AI's economic impact, and World Cup patriotism.
#2494 - Chamath Palihapitiya
The Joe Rogan Experience · May 5, 2026 · 2 h 52 min
Joe Rogan and venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya discuss attention as a unifying force in technology, AI's economic and existential risks, taxation, government waste, and personal meaning.