Andrew Yang warns millions of white-collar workers will lose jobs to AI within 18 months

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang said in a viral Instagram video (600K+ views) that "millions of white-collar workers are going to lose their jobs in the next 12 to 18 months due to AI." He cited marketers, coders, designers, lawyers, and accountants as vulnerable roles. Yang joins Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Ford CEO Jim Farley in warning about AI-driven job displacement. He argued the ripple effects will extend beyond office workers to local businesses that depend on consumer spending, and renewed his call for universal basic income.

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