I'm at uni doing a masters in logistics and supply chain management, last week some of us were invited to a DHL open day, basically they're looking for future talent at the executive level.
Anyway, this woman let slip that they were planning for cuts to management and administrative roles of up to 76%, due to AI over the next 7 years, and a reduction in manual workers, warehouse and drivers etc by 55% over the next 5 years, with a further 30% to be cut in the following 7 years. She joked that there'd be 150 of us fighting for every executive position. Some laughed but I did not.

AI and automation is coming on a massive scale. Last year we spoke with Chinese officials who recently opened the worlds first fully automated container port. Apart from a few robotics, mechanical and software engineers there are zero humans working at the port in front line roles.

My point is that this technological revolution is going to hit every industry, some less than others, but none will escape. The easier it is to transfer roles to AI and machines the faster it will happen. Now I have already amassed a debt in the region of £140k, on the understanding that I'd be walking into a position that pays somewhere around the £75k mark. Well, that might still happen, but honestly I am beginning to wonder. It's the lower levels that I really feel sorry for, the warehouse workers, forklift drivers and even HGV drivers. Those jobs are basically already over. Industry is being held back by government when it comes to making the switch, but it's only a pause.

What will happen to the economy and what will the millions of third worlders do when the welfare state finally ceases to function?