Overview

• Adam Dorr of RethinkX warns that by mid-century robots and AI could render most human roles obsolete, leaving billions without traditional employment
• He identifies a narrow set of human-centric occupations—including sex workers, sports coaches, politicians, and ethicists—that may endure but cannot absorb the displaced workforce
• Dorr outlines two potential outcomes: a future of mass inequality or “super-abundance” where machines meet human needs without conventional labor
• Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Meta’s Yann LeCun counter that AI will transform rather than eliminate jobs, and OpenAI’s Sam Altman predicts new, if unconventional, roles will emerge
• ManpowerGroup data highlights lorry drivers, teachers, shop workers, and cleaners as among the least susceptible to automation, underscoring an urgent need for reskilling strategies