The urgent question about AI: How will replaced workers make a living?

"The AI era is upon us. Elon Musk is now on track to become the world's first trillionaire because of the focus on AI robots that will replace most human tasks. Sector stocks are rising because of the promise of AI. News headlines are filled with stories about how companies will innovate through ever-improving AI efficiencies and capabilities, such as ChatGPT and Grammarly, which have quickly become routine tools for everyday use."

"To begin answering the question of income and job replacement for displaced workers by AI, I asked ChatGPT, or AI itself. Ironically, the first sentence of the response from ChatGPT was a rare, unsourced, and human-like opinion: "That's a deeply important - and honestly urgent - question." Even the most ingrained AI tool in our society has insight into the future and agrees that we must work urgently to answer the question as AI increasingly replaces many jobs."

AI adoption is accelerating, driving wealth concentration and rising sector stocks while tools like ChatGPT and Grammarly become routine productivity aids. AI robots and automation promise to replace most human tasks, prompting major corporate shifts and job cuts. Amazon recently announced tens of thousands of layoffs with AI progress partially credited, illustrating early waves of displacement. The lowest-skilled, lowest-paid, largely hourly workforce across grocery stores, factories, warehouses, and quick-service restaurants faces significant risk, numbering in the millions. ChatGPT itself labeled the income-and-displacement question deeply important and urgent, underscoring the need for rapid societal responses to support affected workers.

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