AI isn’t just coming for low-wage or entry-level jobs—it could erase nearly 100 million of them across the U.S. over the next decade. That’s according to a new report from Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) that warns that “artificial labor” could upend the economy faster than the world is prepared for.
Fast-food and customer service workers could see more than 80% of their roles disappear, while even high-skilled jobs like accounting, software development, and nursing will also likely face sharp cuts.
Business leaders like Ford CEO Jim Farley and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have sounded similar alarms about the crisis facing white-collar workers in particular, but Sanders’ report marks one of the strongest warnings yet from Capitol Hill about AI’s threat to the workplace. And while 100 million may seem like a large number, he admitted it could still be an underestimate.
“It’s not just economics,” Sanders wrote in an op-ed for Fox News in conjunction with the report release. “Work, whether being a janitor or a brain surgeon, is an integral part of being human. The vast majority of people want to be productive members of society and contribute to their communities. What happens when that vital aspect of human existence is removed from our lives?”
