In a stark warning about the future of work, leading AI safety expert Dr. Roman Yampolskiy says that up to 99% of human jobs could disappear by 2027 due to the rapid rise of artificial general intelligence and automation technologies.
The prediction underscores how fast AI development is moving and how deeply it could affect the global labour market.
Dr. Yampolskiy, a computer scientist and AI researcher, believes the upcoming changes will be more dramatic than any previous industrial revolution.
He argues that virtually no job is completely safe from automation, saying that machines will eventually be capable of doing almost all tasks humans currently perform.
According to the expert, the arrival of advanced AI systems; sometimes called artificial general intelligence (AGI); could occur as early as 2027, triggering a wave of job displacement as both digital and physical work gets automated.
While this forecast is unsettling, it also suggests a major shift in how economies, societies, and individuals must prepare for the future.
Dr Yampolskiy notes that although most jobs might vanish, only a small number of job types may continue to exist in some form.
He did not list these roles specifically in the report, but the implication is that jobs requiring uniquely human skills might survive.
Experts and commentators are debating these predictions, with some suggesting that AI could eliminate even highly skilled jobs like coding and engineering by around 2030 if automation accelerates.
Others argue that humans will need to adapt quickly, focusing on roles that AI struggles with; such as those involving empathy, creativity, and complex human interaction.
This warning from the AI research community highlights the urgent debate about job security, economic policy, and the future of work in an AI-driven world.
Businesses, workers, and policymakers may need to rethink education, social safety nets, and employment strategies to navigate the coming changes.
