VC Mike Ghaffary is looking for the job-creating AI startup that doesn’t yet exist 

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Silicon Valley is crazy AI agent building To increase human labor. If these national agents serve as objective then the whole swath Jobs may be abolished – or aroundThe AI agents are ready to displace customer service representatives, sales associates, executive assistants, IT admins, junior developers and journalists. AI startup boardy Even the identity with people automatically replace the “helpful VC”.

When the founders or investors are asked about Potential work displacement Their technology will be the reason, the answer is always the same: Yes, AI will remove some work. But it will create others.

This confirmed that it has become the obsession of VC Mike Gafri. Gafari is best known for his time as a general partner in the canvas in the canvas and before. His investment includes superhuman, straw, fire, optimizerly and cloudkiches.

On Friday, Ghafari was exclusively announced by TechCrunch that he left the canvas to join Barsta Capital, a VC firm, founded by a team of ex -Yellow executives in 2017. Former Yint COO Geoff Donaker is led by Burst. (Gaffari and Doncker also worked together a few years ago.)

In Burst, Gaffari wants to back down the organization that not only creates jobs but also creates a middle class job for millions of people who do not have an advanced degree in AI and machine learning.

“Since we are seeing the displacement of this work, we are actually doing something about it,” he told TechCrunch. ” “I think there is a lot” don’t worry. Don’t look here. AI will destroy a lot of work, but it will also create a job! ‘As Tech Organizations, we need to create the new work we are committed to. “

He is watching some of the companies to do this by providing technology like owner.com to small traders, which helps Owners of mothers and pop restaurants with marketing; Or GlossyWhich creates all-in-one booking and payment software for hairdressers.

Its own portfolio includes RSQ, which helps restaurants and hospitality traders to handle their equipment repair requirements, match their repair traders.

However, Gafari says that the biggest gap he sees is startups using AI to create high-pay work. “I’ll tell you a company that I am looking for, which I couldn’t find: vocational training.”

He wants to make the founders to create startups that help to learn high wages business like electronic or commercial plaster using AI or help them equate their skills in these national industries.

“There may come AI,” he said. He wants to see an affordable plan that is virtual or otherwise I-growing training, like “almost flight simulation” but at risk of being behind for “millions of people”.

“I think there is a big chance,” he said. “And this is for our country and our world. Otherwise we have this larger minor society and it is not good for anyone. “

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