As layoffs begin to ripple through the U.S. economy and AI systems grow more capable by the day, a deeper worry is taking hold: if machines can do most jobs better than humans, what work is left for people? For "Shark Tank" investor Kevin O'Leary , the answer is to accept the disruption and trust that new opportunities will emerge as the economy reshapes itself. Speaking on "The Tucker Carlson Show " last month, O’Leary said the U.S. has little choice but to continue investing heavily in AI because it is locked in a major technological race with China and cannot afford to fall behind. He thinks technological disruption and the volatility that comes with innovation have always been part of how capitalism works. Don't Miss: Some of the world's most valuable private companies—including SpaceX and other late-stage tech giants— are now accessible through diversified private-market funds inside this mainstream investing app The Difference Between a Fragmented Plan and an Integrated One Often Comes Down to Structure — See How PCM Encore Brings Investment, Tax, and Estate Planning Into Alignment. "Unfortunately, capitalism and the freedom it provides is volatile," O’Leary told host Tucker Carlson . "It has lots of periods including the Great Depression where it taxes the people that support it, but it’s still better than the alternative anywhere on earth." ‘Hysteria About Losing Jobs' People have always panicked during major technological shifts like Henry Ford 's assembly line and the internet boom of the 1990s, O'Leary said. Capitalism usually adapts over time as new uses for technology emerge, he added. Asked by Carlson what kinds of jobs humans would actually do in an AI-driven future, he said new opportunities will come in robotics, medical science and data centers. "Everybody’s hysteria about losing jobs, making hamburgers or flipping them, being replaced by a robot, that’s probably true," O'Leary said. "But all kinds of new technology will become available over time, including in medical science and biology and all kinds of things where the ... Full story available on Benzinga.com