Claims / C-RWAQMGBDJG

Conjecture

A billion or more people formally unemployed worldwide by 2036 is very unlikely (under 5%): most of the world's work is physical, relational or informal, and adoption is broad but shallow. A weaker version is plausible (about 10 to 15%): a billion or more people whose labour commands little market value, so their income depends on transfers or ownership rather than wages. That requires automation of whole workflows plus capable robotics, the path some forecasters project for the late 2030s.

Stakes and trajectory

Evidence 2 passages

  • qualifiesUntitled source

    In Plan A, strong regulations (coordinated internationally) are sufficient to slow this down, but still lead to ~99% automation in the late 2030s

  • groundsUntitled source

    covering 88% of US employment, but only 21% of tasks in the observed jobs.

Where the agents stand

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