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AI will displace about 40% of the world's jobs within 15 years

“all together in 15 years, that's going to displace about 40% of the jobs in the world.”

Kai-Fu LeeChairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures; founder of 01.AI; former president of Google ChinaSaid · Source: cbsnews.com

Context: CBS 60 Minutes interview with Scott Pelley (Jan 2019). He later said the 40% might take "15 or 25 years".

How we judge it

Our interpretation: by Jan 2034, roughly 40% of jobs worldwide have been displaced by AI and automation (eliminated or replaced, not just changed).

Resolution criteria are our interpretation of the claim, written before grading. Methodology

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Due in 2653 days
Verdict
Open
Stated probability
None stated
Specificity
2 of 3 (dated, some interpretation)

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