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Altman forecasts millions of AI coworkers across knowledge work

Altman forecast roughly one million virtual coworkers in every knowledge-work field, rapidly falling intelligence costs, uneven sectoral effects, and a possible breakdown in the balance of power between capital and labor.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM40confidence 65/100

Why it moved the index

The dated essay gives quantitative scaling and cost claims plus a concrete virtual-workforce forecast. The workforce outcome remained prospective, so it is scored as analysis rather than a completed deployment effect.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 40 · confidence 65

    Adds a dated 2025 forecast with new labor, cost, and concentration mechanisms.

    14 Aug 2026
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  1. DoomBench assesses “Altman forecasts millions of AI coworkers across knowledge work” as evidence moving toward doom, with magnitude 40 and confidence 65 out of 100 in the human displacement category.

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