Marc Andreessen calls AI job loss fears fake, expects employment gains

Written by Christina Comben, Staff EditorReviewed by Yohan Yun, Staff EditorMarc Andreessen calls AI job loss fears fake, expects employment gains9 hours agoMarc Andreessen says AI job loss fears are “all fake” and predicts a “massive jobs boom, ” as fresh US data show increasing long-term unemployment and tech companies citing AI while cutting positions.       Listen0: 00 Cointelegraph in your social feed           Marc Andreessen said artificial intelligence will spark a “massive jobs boom, ” dismissing fears of widespread job losses as “all fake” in a Sunday post on X. His optimism contrasts with a March US jobs report showing unemployment holding steady at 4.3%, while the number of people unemployed for 27 weeks or more rose by 322,000 over the past year. Andreesen shared a Business Insider report showing a sharp rise in tech job openings in 2026, with more than 67,000 software engineering roles, a twofold increase from 2023, and argued that employers had recovered from post-pandemic hiring corrections and the interest rate spike. “The ‘AI job loss’ narratives are all fake, ” he wrote. “AI = massive ramp in productivity = massive ramp in demand = massive jobs boom. Watch. ”Andreessen is one of Silicon Valley’s most influential investors, a co-founder of Netscape and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz.