For any job you can do on the other side of a screen, AI will probably be able to do it better, faster, and cheaper by next year (2026-2027).

For any job you can do on the other side of a screen, AI will probably be able to do it better, faster, and cheaper by next year (2026-2027). | For any job that you can do on the other side of a screen, an AI will probably be able to do it better, faster, and cheaper by next year | BLS monthly employment reports + major AI-layoff waves

Key catalyst: BLS monthly employment reports + major AI-layoff waves

Watch events: BLS white-collar employment rates; Klarna/Salesforce/Duolingo-style AI-replacement announcements

For any job that you can do on the other side of a screen, an AI will probably be able to do it better, faster, and cheaper by next year

Klarna 1,800-seat call-center agent replacement, Salesforce 1,000 layoffs tied to Agentforce, Duolingo/Shopify AI-first mandates. Pace not universal but trajectory matches.

Beneficiaries (23)

Adverse (6)

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