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2026-2027: Mainstream companies follow suit, and unemployment begins to rise sharply in white-collar sectors. New graduates find their typical entry-level positions already diminished or eliminated.
2028-2030: Most routine knowledge work is handled by AI, leaving humans to focus on strategy, creativity, and complex problem solving. Economic policies may struggle to adapt to widespread unemployment, raising social stability concerns.
Some experts, such as OpenAI's Sam Altman, suggest that 2025 could be the pivotal year when AI truly starts replacing human workers in a broad sense—raising the possibility that the timeline could accelerate even faster.