The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers
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- White-collar workers are facing increasing job insecurity due to AI automation, with record unemployment rates among college graduates.
- AI-driven changes in the labor market could lead to structural unemployment, where workers' skills no longer match job demands.
- Traditional economic recovery measures may fail if AI eliminates large swaths of white-collar jobs, leading to prolonged unemployment.
- The unemployment insurance system is ill-equipped to support high-earning white-collar workers, potentially exacerbating economic inequality.
- The potential rise of universal basic income (UBI) as a solution is debated, with concerns about its feasibility and societal impact.
- Long-term unemployment could lead to significant social and mental health issues, mirroring past declines in blue-collar communities.
- The future may see a divide between a hyper-wealthy techno-oligarchy and a disenfranchised underclass, with uncertain cultural adjustments.