Yuval Noah Harari predicts that advancements in AI and automation will result in massive job losses, creating a segment of society he terms the 'useless class.' His hypotheses challenge the future of work, suggesting that many will struggle to find meaningful employment as algorithms dominate various sectors. Evidence of this shift is already evident in creative fields, like art and journalism, where professionals report substantial pay cuts or job losses. The World Economic Forum anticipates 85 million job displacements by 2025, intensifying concerns about economic stability and worker displacement.
This was the controversial dystopian prediction of historian, philosopher, and Nostradamus-styled futurist, Yuval Noah Harari, in a series of talks he gave from 2017 to 2024.
In the arts, in which I work, I hear weekly reports from people who work in concept design, graphic arts, and journalism, about cuts in the value of their labor.
The World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report 2020 predicts that 85 million jobs may be displaced by AI and automation by the end of 2025.
His prediction seemed far-fetched only a year ago, but now it feels more like a description of our unfolding reality as AI has begun relentlessly culling jobs.
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