The Day After Labor

Mission statement

To bring the topic of impending net job loss due to advances in technology to the forefront of social and policy discussions.

We all need to work together to address the following issues:

  • How will people stay out of poverty when there are no longer jobs for them.
  • How will people spend their time, energy and talent in a post-employment society.

Why is this work revolution different than all others before it?

Because technology has the ability to replicate something only humans have historically had: intelligence.

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Fact 1

AI has the potential to eliminate 47% of U.S. jobs in the next two decades.

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Fact 2

Automated vehicles threaten 3.1 million jobs in the US and millions more worldwide.

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Fact 3

Automation will contribute to increasing inequality in the United States:

  • 83% of jobs that make less than $20 per hour will come under pressure from AI
  • 31% of jobs making $20–$40 will come under pressure
  • 4% of jobs making over $40 per hour will come under pressure in the near future.
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Fact 4

By 2020, 85% of customer interactions will be managed without a human.

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Fact 5

98% of loan officers are at risk of losing their jobs to automation.

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Fact 6

92% of retail sales people are at risk of losing their jobs to automation.

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Fact 7

The AI market will grow 1,104% over 6 years, from $414 million in 2014 to $5.05 billion in 2020.

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Fact 8

By 2018, 20% of all business and media content, such as shareholder reports, legal documents, market reports, and press releases, will be written by AI.

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Fact 9

Robots could eliminate 16% of all jobs in the next decade.

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Mission statement

To bring the topic of impending net job loss due to advances in technology to the forefront of social and policy discussions.

Why is this work revolution different than all others before it? Because technology has the ability to replicate something only humans have historically had: intelligence.

We all need to work together to address the following issues:

  • How will people stay out of poverty when there are no longer jobs for them.
  • How will people spend their time, energy and talent in a post-employment society.
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