The Existential Crisis

The Jobs Are Gone:

• 50 million US Jobs are at risk, especially entry-level jobs that are meant for young and career pivoting workers
• 32% of all workers have already been displaced by AI National University.
• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's prediction: AI could eliminate half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years FinalRoundAI.
• For every AI-related role created, two to three junior positions vanish Whatjobs.

Truth is Dead:

• Judges are finding AI deepfake evidence in courtrooms - fake witness testimonies, fabricated bodycam footage NBC NewsCU Boulder Today.
• Photos, videos and audio — once courtroom gold — are becoming less reliable as deepfakes spread.
• Courts can't keep up, and there aren't enough forensic analysts to verify AI-faked evidence Axios.

The Environment Being Destroyed:

• U.S. data centers used 183 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024, about 4% of all electricity used nationwide The National Desk.
• By 2030, AI growth would annually put 24-44 million metric tons of CO2 into atmosphere, draining 731-1,125 million cubic meters of water per year Cornell Chronicle.
• Average residential bills expected to rise $18/month in western Maryland and $16/month in Ohio due to data center costs Pew Research Center.

Oligarchy Consolidating:

• Five companies (OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon) control the entire AI infrastructure.

They're building a feudal system where they own the means of intelligence production.