AI won't be the real culprit behind the unemployment wave—it's the system itself. That's the take from a top AI researcher who sees the automation wave coming but pins the real problem elsewhere. The narrative around job displacement often misses the point: technology is just the tool. How we deploy it, who captures the gains, and whether workers get a seat at the table—that's where the fault lines actually run. As markets absorb AI's productivity gains, the question becomes less about tech and more about wealth distribution. Whether this sparks deeper conversations about economic models or just accelerates existing divides will shape crypto adoption and alternative finance interest.