Surviving AI – Job Automation & Workforce Future Insights
Let's be honest: Your company is already planning how AI will replace you.
They're not evil. They're practical. AI is faster, cheaper, and doesn't need health insurance. The only question is whether you'll see it coming and adapt—or be blindsided like millions before you.
I'm Carlo Thompson, Distinguished Engineer. I've spent two decades building the networks that now power AI. I understand this technology from the inside, and I'm here to translate it into survival strategies you can actually use.
Surviving AI delivers:
✓ Early warning signs your job is vulnerable
✓ Skills that AI can't replicate (yet)
✓ Career pivots that protect your income
✓ Real case studies from the automation frontlines
✓ The truth about "AI will create more jobs than it destroys."
Episodes are 30-45 minutes—no fluff, no filler—just the insights you need to stay employed in an AI-powered economy.
For: Professionals 30-50 in customer service, middle management, marketing, HR, finance, operations—basically anyone who isn't a software engineer.
This isn't fear-mongering. It's a wake-up call. Because hope isn't a strategy, but preparation is.
New episodes on Wednesday. Because by Friday, your competition will have already listened.
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Created with AI tools (Claude, Notebook LLM, ElevenLabs, Descript) to prove humans and AI work better together than either does alone.
Surviving AI – Job Automation & Workforce Future Insights
Episode #2 - Why Your College Degree Makes You MORE Vulnerable to AI | The Great Divergence
White-collar workers with degrees are getting automated faster than blue-collar workers without them. Here's the data that proves it—and what to do about it.
In Episode 2 of Surviving AI, we expose the paradox destroying the "get a degree, get a job" myth:
→ Pharmacists (PharmD + licensing): 60-75% automation risk → Electricians (apprenticeship + license): 5-15% automation risk → Why predictable office environments are MORE automatable than unpredictable job sites
We introduce The Four Protection Factors—the framework that determines if your job survives:
- Physical unpredictability
- Human connection & empathy requirements
- High-stakes judgment + personal liability
- Multiple overlapping credential barriers
Case Study: Why nurses (5-15% risk) will outlast pharmacists (60-75% risk)—even though both require advanced degrees and state licensing.
Plus: The skilled trades boom nobody's talking about. 550,000 plumber shortage by 2027. Nvidia's CEO says electricians are in "astronomical demand." Data centers need humans to build and maintain them.
📊 Exercise included: Rate your job on the Four Protection Factors (0-40 scale) and discover your true risk tier.
If your score is below 20, you need Plan B by next quarter. Not next year.
#collegeeducation #skilledtrades #careeradvice #AIautomation #jobmarket2026
"Quick note before we dive in: This episode was created using AI tools, including Claude for research and scripting, Notebook LLM for voice generation, and Eleven Labs for intros. I'm demonstrating the very technology we're discussing - AI as a creative collaborator, not a replacement. Okay, let's get into it..."