Comment by wolvoleo

Seeing a problem and knowing what to do about it are two different things. I think it's pretty clear there's a huge job problem coming and not just in the IT sector. Other areas are also heavily affected already like customer service. Translators, illustrators.

In the long term this leads to significant societal disruption. Many people out of work, many won't be able to find work because this transition happens so fast. Previous major transitions like the industrial revolution worked out ok but they happened over generations. Not years.

And with so many people out of work there will be a lot less spending money on products causing a downturn. And less people paying taxes causing the government to be stuck for money.

I don't have the answers but I do see some big problems on the horizon.