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01 · UNDERSTAND THE FUTURE

Understand the future.
Help shape it.

AIm combines research, current signals and human questions. We cannot predict one fixed future; we can understand the forces shaping it and take part in deciding who benefits.

THE 60-SECOND ANSWER

Are jobs disappearing—and is universal income next?

No credible source can answer that with certainty. Current evidence points to substantial task change, uneven job displacement and new work appearing at the same time. Universal basic income is one possible policy response, not an automatic result of AI. A good future also requires purpose, bargaining power, affordable services and a fair share of productivity—not income alone.

AI RISK INDEX62

Closer attention required

Human control

Misinformation

Cyber misuse

Economic disruption

Surveillance

Governance readiness

AI OPPORTUNITY INDEX74

Large human potential

Health

Education

Science

Productivity

Accessibility

Quality of life

These are transparent AIm editorial indicators—not scientific forecasts. They help compare changing signals without pretending the future can be reduced to one number.

THREE FUTURES TO PREPARE FOR

Forecasts are not destiny.

AIm tracks signals across all three scenarios. The purpose is to prepare and participate, not sell fear or certainty.

MOST PLAUSIBLE · TRANSITION

Jobs change faster than institutions.

Many occupations remain, but routine tasks shrink, entry-level pathways weaken and responsibility moves toward judgement, relationships, verification and supervising AI. Some people gain leverage; others face disruption before training and policy catch up.

ILO: one in four workers has some GenAI exposure, while transformation is more likely than complete redundancy.
BETTER FUTURE · SHARED ABUNDANCE

Productivity buys people time.

AI improves health, education, accessibility and public services. Shorter working weeks, strong transition support and wider ownership allow productivity gains to become time, security and opportunity—not only profit.

Possible, but it depends on choices about ownership, competition, taxation, education and worker voice.
BLEAK FUTURE · CONCENTRATED POWER

Capability grows; security does not.

A small number of firms capture most gains while work becomes insecure. Surveillance, misinformation and automated decisions expand. Basic income may prevent poverty without restoring purpose, voice or fair access to opportunity.

Not inevitable. It becomes more likely when speed is rewarded without accountability or shared benefit.

WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS TODAY

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International Labour Organization

Will there still be jobs?

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Yes—but not necessarily the same tasks, entry routes or conditions. The ILO finds one in four workers is in an occupation with some GenAI exposure and says transformation is more likely than full replacement because human input remains necessary.

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World Economic Forum employer survey

Will AI only destroy work?

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The survey projects major disruption across all macrotrends: 170 million jobs created and 92 million displaced by 2030. It is a forecast based partly on employer expectations—not a guarantee—and the gains will not automatically reach the people who lose roles.

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IMF working research

Could inequality get worse?

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Yes. AI may raise productivity while increasing wealth inequality if capital owners capture most returns. Wage inequality could move differently. The important question is not only what AI can do, but who owns it and how the gains are shared.

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THE QUESTIONS THAT DECIDE THE OUTCOME

Capability alone does not choose our future.

  1. 01Who owns the systems and the productivity they create?
  2. 02Do workers help redesign their jobs, or only absorb the disruption?
  3. 03Will education prepare people to judge and direct AI—not merely use tools?
  4. 04If paid work shrinks, how do income, purpose, care and social contribution change?
  5. 05Which decisions should always remain accountable to a human being?

THE AIM COMMITMENT

Accept what is changing.
Question what should change.
Help aim it toward better.