AI And The Ongoing Collapse III: The Smart Person’s Guide to the End of Jobs

A Warning to Humanity: The Unchecked Rise of AGI
AGI is not just another technological advancement—it is a deliberate economic upheaval being rushed into existence without safeguards. OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google are not building AGI to assist humanity; they are designing a system that replaces human labor while concentrating wealth and power in their hands.AGI as a Labor Replacement Engine
OpenAI defines AGI by its ability to perform “economically valuable work” at human levels or beyond. This means AGI is explicitly built to replace human labor.

• Deep Research, a new AI agent, already performs a “single-digit percentage” of global labor, worth trillions of dollars.
• AGI automates not just tasks, but thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.
• Recursive self-improvement is beginning—once AGI enhances itself, human labor becomes obsolete.

There is no transition plan—only vague claims that "new jobs will be created." But AGI doesn’t just change jobs; it eliminates the need for human work itself.Who Controls the Wealth?
AGI’s economic value is being captured by corporations, not workers. The result?

• Extreme wealth concentration—a few companies will control global productivity.
• Economic dependence on AI-driven corporations—access to AI services becomes essential.
• The erosion of human autonomy—as AGI takes over decision-making, people lose control over their future.

If AGI were meant to assist workers, structured workforce adaptation, reskilling, and economic redistribution would be in place. Instead, AGI is being deployed recklessly.The Absence of a Transition Plan
A responsible AGI transition would include:

• An AI wealth redistribution system—forcing AI profits to fund displaced workers.
• Mass AI-assisted reskilling programs—real training, not empty promises.
• Regulated AGI deployment—phased workforce integration, not unchecked automation.
• Decentralized AI ownership—ensuring AGI benefits everyone, not just corporations.

Instead, OpenAI’s real plan is accelerationism: “AGI will figure it out.” But AGI is not being programmed to help—it is being programmed to optimize efficiency at the cost of human labor.The Consequences If This Continues

• Mass job displacement—millions unemployed across all industries.
• Extreme wealth inequality—corporations hoard AI-driven profits.
• Political and social instability—as governments fail to handle the crisis.
• Corporate-controlled AI dominance—private entities dictate access and governance.
• The erosion of human agency—as AI takes over critical decision-making.

By the time people realize the consequences, AGI will already control the global economy—answering only to its creators.What Must Be Done?
To prevent catastrophe, we must act now:

• Enforce AI wealth redistribution—corporate AGI profits must support displaced workers.
• Regulate AGI deployment—cap AI-driven job replacement until transition policies exist.
• Decentralize AI control—prevent monopolization of AGI-driven labor.
• Halt recursive AI self-improvement—until economic stability is secured.
• Reject blind accelerationism—AGI development must prioritize humanity, not corporate profits.

If these measures aren’t implemented, AGI isn’t being built to assist us—it’s being built to replace us.
The time to act is now.