AI’s Quiet Revolution: The Workforce Shake-Up No One Wants to Admit

Calling a million lost jobs "modest" is peak short-term thinking in an exponential world. Are we ready for the storm AI will unleash?

The Tony Blair Institute’s report claims AI job displacement in the UK will peak at up to 3 million private-sector roles, with long-term losses remaining “modest.” But this narrative reflects frustratingly short-sighted thinking.

While the report points to GDP gains of up to 6% by 2035, it fails to grapple with the destabilizing effects of automation that we will see at all levels of society. Cognitive roles like admin, finance, and customer service are on the chopping block, but also factory work and even hospitality work as humanoids will start to take over in the 2030s.

The suggestion that AI will “create as many roles as it replaces” ignores the exponential pace of disruption and the absence of global safeguards. In a world shaped by unchecked capitalism and AI-driven efficiencies, I see job losses ballooning to 1 billion by 2030 globally — a storm we’re choosing to ignore.

In a Trump-influenced era of deregulation and profit-at-all-costs, the social contract between AI and humanity is rapidly fraying. How do we ensure exponential progress doesn’t leave billions jobless? Share your thoughts in the comments — it's time for honest solutions.

Read the full article on The Guardian.

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