06/24/2026
Some see advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence as a threat to the workforce.
Others see it as an indicator of who and what “got left behind” — and a possible solution to experts aging out of industry.
“In the last 40 years, American innovation has been one of the most extraordinary forces in human history — but it also made a quiet decision,” said Jake Loosararian, co-founder and CEO of Gecko Robotics.
Loosararian and Gecko investors, employees and clients gathered in the company’s North Side headquarters earlier this month for a Jobs, Energy, Defense and Intelligence (JEDI) forum largely focused on a future workforce driven by AI and robotics.
Among the discussion topics: an aging workforce, a younger generation lacking expertise in industries largely siloed from tech innovation and the fear of AI and robots taking over jobs and making expertise obsolete.
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