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		mranderson_neo on Dec 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Predictions for 2025? AI will wipe out 80% of jobs. People will starve for employment. Unemployment rates will be highest in History, even more than war times. There will be a general purposelessness among youngsters because of this. And it will create a lot of social issues and unrest in the world

maplant on Dec 23, 2024 | [–]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 2020, 2018) reported that 39.1% of the civilian workforce in the United States performs physically demanding jobs.

wepple on Dec 23, 2024 | [–]

You don’t understand what most people do for work. I’d be very surprised if 10% of jobs are wiped out.

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