Low-skilled labor of any kind gets swept up by automation
Predictor: Eric Schmidt · ep#241 "Eric Schmidt on the Robotics Race, Singularity Timeline, and Energy Shortage" · source
Prediction text
Low-skilled labor of any kind gets swept up by automation | Low-skilled labor of any kind gets swept up
Watch events: BLS employment reports; tech layoff trackers; Underemployment rate; Yang quarterly updates
Verbatim quote
Low-skilled labor of any kind gets swept up
Predictor: Eric Schmidt
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- 2025-01-15hitWEF Future of Jobs 2025 projects 92M displaced by 2030How: World Economic Forum Future of Jobs 2025 report projects 92M jobs displaced and 170M created by 2030 (net +78M)Source: WEF Future of Jobs Report 2025conf 99%Notes: HIT — WEF report formally projected 92M displacement; widely cited.
- 2025-09-30hitGoldman Sachs estimates 6-7% US workforce displacement from AIHow: Goldman Sachs published research estimating ~11M US workers (6-7%) at risk of AI displacementSource: Goldman Sachs — How Will AI Affect the US Labor Market?conf 95%Notes: HIT — Goldman Sachs published 6-7% (~11M) figure; entry-level (22-25 yo) employment in AI-exposed roles fell 16% from late 2022 to mid-2025.
- 2025-09-30hitEntry-level job postings down 35% since Jan 2023How: Indeed/LinkedIn job posting data shows entry-level roles down >30% from Jan 2023 baselineSource: ALM Corp — AI Job Displacement Statisticsconf 90%Notes: HIT — Junior/entry-level postings down ~35% since Jan 2023.
- 2025-06-01 → 2026-12-31pendingFirst major US state implements AI-displacement transition programHow: Major US state (CA, NY, TX, IL) creates formal AI-displacement-targeted retraining or transition program with >$100M fundingSource: State legislative tracking; major policy pressconf 55%Notes: Cascade — Brookings reports 3.9% of workers (~5-6M) lack adaptive capacity.
- 2025-08-15hitBLS occupational projections incorporate AI impactHow: US Bureau of Labor Statistics formally publishes employment projections incorporating AI displacement impact for first timeSource: BLS Monthly Labor Review — Incorporating AI impacts in BLS employment projectionsconf 95%Notes: HIT — BLS published occupational case studies on AI impacts.
- 2025-12-01 → 2026-12-31pendingCustomer service / call center employment down >15% YoYHow: BLS or Labor Department data shows >15% YoY decline in customer service representative employment, the most-exposed routine occupationSource: BLS Occupational Employment Statisticsconf 65%Notes: Cascade — Customer service flagged in Goldman/JPMorgan analyses as most at risk.
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Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 247_058 Jury selection begins April 27, 2026 for Musk v OpenAI trial — Peter Diamandis | 71.4% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.051 |
| prereq | SEM_042 2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finall — Kevin Weil | 73.8% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.038 |
| prereq | SEM_012 Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling — Jensen Huang | 75.0% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.030 |
| killer | TK04 Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging) | 25.0% | 0.050 | 0.600 | -0.026 |
| prereq | SEM_008 Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will co — Dario Amodei | 76.9% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.020 |
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Prerequisites (7)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 247_058 | Jury selection begins April 27, 2026 for Musk v OpenAI trial | AI | — |
| prereq | SEM_008 | Training runs costing $10 billion for a single model will commence sometime in 2025. | AI | — |
| prereq | 238_009 | Recursive self-improvement is already happening now (no longer three years out) | AI | — |
| prereq | SEM_012 | Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering. | AI/Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_042 | 2025 will be the definitive year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream. | AI/Agents | — |
| killer | TK04 | Macro Recession 2026-27 (Structural Deleveraging) | — | — |
| killer | TK07 | Labor Political Backlash (UBI Mandate / AI Tax) | — | — |
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Raw metadata
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