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Kai-Fu Lee
Chairman and CEO, Sinovation Ventures
Why they matterFormer president of Google China; founding director of Microsoft Research Asia; venture capitalist and AI author
- Status
- Open
- Prediction made
- 2018
- Predicted arrival
- 2033
- Interval
- 15 yrs
“AI will be able to replace about 40 percent of the world's jobs within 15 years.”
Context
Restated in his book *AI Superpowers*; among the most cited dated employment-impact forecasts. Logged as open; the window runs to 2033.
This prediction is open: its target date has not yet passed. It is logged here because it has entered public discussion as a specific, dated forecast.
Source
Interview on 60 Minutes — CBS News