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calycosa

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calycosa··on Python JITs are coming
I imagine OP is referring to anaconda[0], which is frequently used in scientific contexts and comes with numpy, scipy and other packages included out of the box as well as its own package manager.

0. https://www.continuum.io/

calycosa··on What’s Next for Artificial Intelligence
>We need to update the New Deal for the 21st century and establish a trainee program for the new jobs artificial intelligence will create.

Maybe I'm being a bit pessimistic, but can AI really create jobs just by taking over old ones? Sure we could train some new "data analysts [and] trip optimizers", but in the end can we really mass replace low skilled blue collar jobs with higher skilled ones with the wave of a wand? In the period between when robots can automate the majority of low skill jobs and virtually all jobs, there is very likely to be some sort of significant turmoil as our economy undergoes a paradigm shift of sorts, and I don't think "just retrain workers" is that viable of a solution.