New calculator tells workers when AI will take their jobs

A new free calculator called TheGreatDisplacement.ai will tell you the exact year AI is coming for your job. How thoughtful.

The tool, built by Nashville AI consultant Scott McIntosh, claims to draw on research from Goldman Sachs, Gartner and the World Economic Forum to generate personalized automation timelines.

The underlying data isn’t exactly comforting. A press release for the tool cites a Gartner forecast that through 2026, about 20% of organizations will use AI to flatten their structure by eliminating more than half of current middle management positions. Goldman Sachs estimates that up to 300 million full‑time jobs worldwide could be lost, degraded or otherwise affected by AI‑driven automation.

Old roles change, new roles form

The potential silver lining for HR leaders is that recent World Economic Forum Future of Jobs analysis suggests tens of millions of new roles will emerge, with employers expecting roughly 170 million new jobs and 92 million displaced by 2030, while earlier WEF work pointed to more than 97 million new roles in emerging, often tech‑enabled occupations.

The catch: Pew Research Center surveys found that only about 16% of U.S. workers initially said at least some of their work was done with AI, rising to just 21% a year later, suggesting most workers still haven’t meaningfully integrated AI into their daily jobs. Which means the window to get ahead of this is open. For now.

HR flag: Help employees meet business needs

Earlier research we’ve covered backs up the urgency. Three-quarters of HR leaders believe that failing to adopt AI solutions in the coming months and years will put their company behind, according to Gartner. Yet only 12% of HR professionals have used AI-based assessments in hiring. And less than half of workers feel their employers contribute to the skill growth they need to advance their careers, according to ADP.

While all the headlines, consultant options and information sources, including a tool like this one, may seem convincing, it’s up to each organization to determine what’s best for its workforce and organization. “AI isn’t getting smarter on a straight line. It’s getting smarter exponentially,” wrote the tool’s creator, McIntosh, on LinkedIn. “Meanwhile, humans adopt new technology at the speed of mud.”

HR leaders, your move.