Will 99% of Jobs Disappear by 2030? Experts Sound Alarming AI Warning

Synopsis: AI is moving faster than most people realize, and some experts believe the impact on jobs will be far greater than we expect. A great expert says that by 2030, almost every job could disappear, with AI doing the same work for just a fraction of the cost. He even points to AGI being ready by 2027, which could trigger a collapse in the job market. Others like Dario Amoudi and Mo Goudat also warn that even high-level jobs we think are safe today may not survive. The bigger worry is that governments are not preparing, even though work and income are the basis of our social system.

AI Revolution or Job Extinction? What Experts Predict for 2027–2030

Experts have warned that the spread of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the workplace will have serious consequences. Roman Yampolsky, a computer science professor and AI security expert at the University of Louisville in the US, said that AI will eliminate 99 percent of jobs by 2030. Yampolsky made the remarks while speaking on the business podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’.

‘Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)’, which is capable of thinking and behaving like humans, will be ready by 2027. The job market will collapse within three years of the arrival of AGI. Yampolsky also says that with the creation of ‘humanoid’ robots that think and act like humans, the need for human resources in the workplace will decrease sharply.

‘We are seeing a world with unemployment on a scale never seen before. We are not talking about 10 percent unemployment today, but about 99 percent. If an employee could receive equal service from an AI model for a subscription of \$20, then the employer would adopt that approach. In the first phase, office computers will come to a situation where they will work on their own. Gradually, other jobs will also be taken over by AI,’ Yampolsky warned.

One of the foundations of the current social system is income obtained through work. He said that this will change in the new situation, and the changing concept of work may require corrections to our social system itself.

This is not the first time that an expert has warned about the impact that AI technology may have on the workplace. Earlier this year, Dario Amoudi, CEO of American artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, warned that AI could eliminate 50 percent of office jobs within five years and that governments should be prepared to deal with the impact this could have on various sectors. Similarly, Mo Goudat, who retired as Google X’s Chief Business Officer in 2018, has also cautioned that by 2027, even high-paying, important office jobs could disappear. He pointed out that roles once thought safe, such as software developers, CEOs, and even podcasters, may no longer be secure.

The growth and spread of AI technology are posing challenges to the employment sector. Governments have yet to grasp the seriousness of the issue. Amoudi also stated that serious warnings are being taken lightly.