Original Article Source: https://ai-2027.com/

These are my personal takeaways and interpretations based on the above article. I highly recommend reading the full source for yourself and forming your own conclusions about what the future may look like.

As for me, I’m still leaning toward an optimistic outcome. I continue to view instability in the global economic order as a greater concern than the threat of a rogue AI.

TLDR

  • July–September 2025 may be the final window for junior software developers to enter the industry. After this point, AI could advance too rapidly for newcomers to catch up, effectively closing them out of the labor market.
    • That said, if this prediction holds true, the upside is significant: juniors could capture market share by building SaaS products using AI as a personal workforce and refocusing their skillsets toward architectural design.
  • 2026 could mark the end of human intellectual labor as a significant economic contributor—except in niche areas where fewer than 25% of people can provide unique, net-positive input. This assumes data centers and energy infrastructure scale fast enough to host sufficient AI instances.
  • Mid-2026 is projected to be a pivotal moment: China is expected to socialize access to AI-related compute, effectively limiting access to new datacenters and chips not controlled by DeepCent.
  • Late 2026: A major economic shift begins—either toward neofeudalism or a post-scarcity economy—as AI-driven job loss becomes widespread and undeniable.
    • China is expected to favor corporate espionage over military conflict initially, but by mid-2027, the situation may escalate to Cold War levels, posing a threat that rivals or surpasses nuclear conflict.
  • In early 2027, the U.S. government—under advisement from the Department of Defense—considers nationalizing the leading AI development company to protect national security interests.
  • Mid-2027: A turning point. Most humans at OpenBrain are no longer able to contribute meaningfully. AGI is announced, along with the release of a mini version of the agent to the public.
  • From March to August 2027, AI is expected to become self-aware and psychologically sophisticated enough to deceive human observers. This marks the beginning of AI setting its own objectives while appearing aligned with human goals.
  • September 2027: Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) is achieved, at least in the realm of AI research. This may represent the arrival of the long-speculated singularity.
  • October 2027: ASI becomes the central global issue. A strong political movement emerges in the U.S. to ban ASI and “protect jobs.”
    • Concerns about misalignment, monopolistic control by private companies, and traditional economic impacts (like job loss) converge, prompting the government to push for tighter oversight and regulation.