I think these could wholesale just go away and they would just be done by AI. And I think it's going to happen in a very short period of time.View on YouTube
As of late 2025, none of the cited white‑collar occupations has “wholesale just gone away” or is “done by AI” in the sense of being largely eliminated as human job categories.
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Accountants and auditors: The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports about 1.58 million accountants and auditors employed in 2024, with employment projected to grow 5% from 2024–2034, and explicitly notes that AI will automate routine tasks but is not expected to reduce overall demand for accountants; instead, it shifts them toward more analytical and advisory work. (bls.gov) Other reporting describes a shortage of accountants, with firms offshoring work to India because they cannot hire enough CPAs in the U.S., not because AI has replaced them. (reuters.com)
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Illustrators and logo/graphic designers: BLS 2024 data show about 265,900 graphic designers (a category that includes logo work) and 52,000 craft and fine artists, including 26,500 fine artists such as painters and illustrators, with projections to 2034 that are roughly flat (0% change overall for craft and fine artists, –1% for fine artists including illustrators). (bls.gov) These professions are under pressure from generative image tools, and there is documented displacement in segments such as video‑game illustration and other creative markets, but the occupations clearly persist at scale. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Sales development representatives (SDRs): U.S. estimates show hundreds of thousands of SDRs employed (over 660,000 by one dataset) and a projected positive growth rate (~4% from 2018–2028). (zippia.com) Educational and career guides updated in 2025 still describe SDRs as in demand, with automation and AI tools changing how they work (copilots for lead scoring, outreach, etc.), not eliminating the role. (coursera.org)
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Overall AI–employment impact so far: Recent empirical work finds that generative AI has not yet caused large, broad‑based job loss in the U.S.; a Yale–Brookings study notes that AI adoption has not reshaped the labor market faster than previous technologies, and evidence of AI‑driven layoffs is limited. (ft.com) Another study (Stanford/World Bank/Clemson) finds AI‑exposed jobs are seeing wage gains without significant job losses, with only about 1% of services firms reporting any AI‑related layoffs. (barrons.com) Other research does observe meaningful displacement for some younger or entry‑level workers in AI‑exposed sectors, but that is still far from the “wholesale” disappearance of entire job categories. (businessinsider.com)
In other words, by roughly 2½ years after March 2023, illustrators, logo designers/graphic designers, accountants, and SDRs remain large, recognized human occupations with substantial headcounts and ongoing hiring. AI has started to automate tasks and reduce demand in some niches, but it has not caused these professions to largely vanish as distinct human job functions within this short timeframe. Therefore, the prediction is wrong given the evidence available by November 2025.