They Said AI Would Replace You By Now

Big predictions were made in 2025. AI would write code like a mid-level engineer. AI agents would become personal assistants, transforming company output. But data from mid-2025 and end of 2025 shows most CEOs aren't seeing returns. Regardless, that hasn't stopped the billions in investments. AI has become the perfect excuse for hiring freezes, layoffs, and offshoring.

Sources:
AI 2027: https://ai-2027.com/
Deloitte AI ROI Survey: https://www.deloitte.com/global/en/issues/generative-ai/ai-roi-the-paradox-of-rising-investment-and-elusive-returns.html

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Chapters:
00:00 Big AI Predications Made in 2025
00:20 Mark Zuckerberg: AI Replace Mid-Level Engineers
00:48 Sam Altman: AI Agents Change Company Output
01:06 AI 2027: Intelligence Explosion
01:52 Dario Amodei: Unemployment Increase 10-20 percent
02:27 Percentage of Layoffs Attributed to AI
02:48 Klarna Shrinks Workforce by 40 percent
03:16 Klarna Hires Employees Again
03:36 Salesforce Cuts 4,000 Support Roles
04:25 AI Washing Corporate Marketing
04:44 Companies Overhired Now They Layoff
05:21 MIT: 95% AI Projects Fail
05:30 Deloitte: Executives Not Seeing Agentic AI Returns
05:59 AI Executives Have FOMO Feedback Loop
06:24 AI Gave Corporations Excuses
07:27 Corporations Outsourcing for Cheaper Labor
07:41 New Graduate Unemployment Rate
08:00 AI Displacing New Graduates
08:36 Juniors are the Foundation of the Workforce
08:50 Consequences of New Graduates Losing Jobs
09:29 AI 2027 Authors Add Disclaimer to Timeline
10:44 The AI Hype Machine
11:02 Sam Altman on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
11:14 The AI CEO Sales Pitch
12:15 Some Things Are Certain with AI