SENATE REPORT WARNS AI COULD ERASE 100 MILLION U.S. JOBS IN A DECADE

A new report from a U.S. Senate committee warns that artificial intelligence could wipe out or radically transform up to 100 million American jobs over the next ten years, calling it the most significant labor disruption since the Industrial Revolution.

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The report paints a stark picture of automation’s expanding reach and urges lawmakers to establish guardrails before Al reshapes the economy beyond recognition.

A LOOMING ECONOMIC EARTHQUAKE

The bipartisan Senate panel, led by members of the Commerce and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees, reviewed testimony from economists, labor leaders, and tech executives over the past year. Their conclusion: AI will not just automate repetitive or physical work, but increasingly replace highly skilled, white-collar positions once considered immune to technological disruption.

Sectors most at risk include administrative support, finance, marketing, law, software engineering, and customer service, as well as parts of the healthcare and education systems where AI is already being deployed to analyze data or deliver training.

"Artificial intelligence is coming for every sector of the economy," the report states. "Without proactive policies, we risk an era of mass displacement and social instability."

BEYOND BLUE-COLLAR AUTOMATION

Unlike earlier waves of automation that primarily hit manufacturing, the new AI revolution threatens middle- and upper-income roles. The Senate report cites projections showing that large language models — like those developed by OpenAl, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic — could automate up to 30% of professional and administrative workby 2030.