As artificial intelligence rapidly advances and reshapes industries across America, a critical conversation about mass unemployment remains largely absent from public discourse.
While technological progress promises innovation and efficiency, it also threatens to displace millions of workers—a reality that current political leadership appears unwilling to address.
The convergence of unchecked AI development and weakened worker protections may be setting the stage for an economic crisis of unprecedented scale.
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The Unemployment Crisis on the Horizon
Unemployment is set to skyrocket as AI takes over many jobs. I have been warning about this for quite some time.
This wouldn’t be so bad if the US had an administration that wanted to do something about it.
But the administration is doing the exact opposite: eliminating all AI regulation and reducing worker protections.
As I’ve said before, advances in technology and political turbulence will combine to create a fireball that will burn many Americans.
Industry Leaders Sound the Alarm
Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, makers of Claude, is warning that unemployment in the US could spike to 20% in the next 1 to 5 years, a level not seen since the Great Depression.
He says, “it’s eerie the extent to which the broader public and politicians, legislators, I don’t think, are fully aware of what’s going on.”
Almost everyone is clueless on this issue, which isn’t helping either.
Conclusion
The warning signs are clear, yet the response from both the public and policymakers remains inadequate.
With industry leaders predicting unemployment levels reminiscent of the Great Depression, the time for action is now—not after millions of Americans have lost their livelihoods.
The question isn’t whether AI will transform the job market, but whether we’ll be prepared for the consequences.
The clock is ticking, and our collective response will determine whether technological advancement becomes a catalyst for prosperity or economic devastation.