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A Third of American Workers Lose Their Jobs to Automation by 2030
Andrew Yang, 2019: '⅓ of American Workers Will Lose Their Jobs to Automation by 2030'
The 2020 presidential candidate built his campaign on a $1,000-a-month 'Freedom Dividend' to cushion the job losses he forecast.
What was said
“⅓ of American workers will lose their jobs to automation by 2030.”
— Andrew Yang (entrepreneur; 2020 Democratic presidential candidate) · said 2019 · due By 2030
The fine print
The campaign page adds: 'This has the potential to destabilize our economy and society if unaddressed.' Stanford HAI's summary: Yang 'asserted that technological advances, including AI, will deprive one in three American workers of their jobs during the next 12 years.'
Sources
- The Freedom Dividend - Yang2020 campaign websiteaccessed 2026-10-09
- Radical Proposal: Universal Basic Income to Offset Job Losses Due to Automation - Stanford HAIaccessed 2026-10-09