# Andrew Yang: AI's "Job-Killing Tsunami" + Why He'll Pay You Not to Use Your Phone

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/minus-one-6971941/andrew-yang-ai-s-job-killing-tsunami-why-he-ll-pay-you-not-to-use-your-phone
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/minus-one-6971941/andrew-yang-ai-s-job-killing-tsunami-why-he-ll-pay-you-not-to-use-your-phone.md
Podcast: [Minus One](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minus-one-6971941)
Published: 2026-02-19T15:00:01+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/minus-one-spc/episodes/Andrew-Yang-AIs-Job-Killing-Tsunami--Why-Hell-Pay-You-Not-to-Use-Your-Phone-e3fa9nl
Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/f91eac68/podcast/play/115729589/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-19%2F418403447-44100-2-fbc87f11ea8cf.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/minus-one-6971941/episodes/andrew-yang-ai-s-job-killing-tsunami-why-he-ll-pay-you-not-to-use-your-phone
Duration seconds: 2586

## Resource

In 2018, Andrew Yang warned that automation would destabilize society by displacing millions of jobs. Eight years later, he says the crisis is no longer hypothetical—"you're already seeing it." Andrew joins his early mentor, SPC General Partner Mark Jacobstein, and Aditya Agarwal to unpack where we go from here: what UBI looks like in practice, why white-collar workers are more exposed than he originally thought, why tech founders should get more involved in politics (but not necessarily run for office), and why his new company Noble Mobile will pay you to spend less time on your phone. Andrew Yang: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewyangvfa/ Aditya Agarwal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityaagarwal3/ Mark Jacobstein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markjacobstein/ South Park Commons: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southparkcommons/ Apply to SPC: https://www.southparkcommons.com/apply Chapters: (00:02:30) - Andrew’s origin story (00:08:56) - His 2018 AI warning (00:12:00) - Spotting trends earlier than other people (00:18:22) - Getting into the political arena rather than sitting on the sidelines (00:21:56) - The #1 most impactful way to change politics right now (00:27:19) - Noble Mobile: less doom scrolling, lower monthly bills (00:34:41) - His updated take on AI job losses and Universal Basic Income (00:39:09) - Human dignity and meaning in an AI world

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/minus-one-6971941/episodes/andrew-yang-ai-s-job-killing-tsunami-why-he-ll-pay-you-not-to-use-your-phone/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/minus-one-6971941/andrew-yang-ai-s-job-killing-tsunami-why-he-ll-pay-you-not-to-use-your-phone.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.