AI Slaps White-Collar Jobs, Blue-Collars Brace for Gig Economy Chain Reaction
KEY POINTS
- •Citrini and Alap Shah coauthored an AI research paper warning of a 2028 recession triggered by rapid white-collar layoffs.
- •Shah told TBPN podcast that displaced white-collar workers will push into blue-collar jobs, putting pressure on the entire labor market.
- •The paper predicts a stock market crash and economic slowdown as reduced spending power hammers housing, mortgages, and government tax income.
In a plot twist worthy of a Black Mirror rejected script, AI research by Citrini and Littlebird.ai's CEO Alap Shah has triggered a global stock sell-off warning of a 2028 future where white-collar jobs vanish faster than your weekend plans. Shah predicts 5% layoffs among white collars who, with nowhere to pivot, must downshift into blue-collar gigs — squeezing that labor market tighter than your jeans after holiday feasts. The domino effect? A metro housing slump, a worldwide recession, and AI growth stalled by lack of funds. Taxed out middle-class workers might soon fund government spending spiraling faster than they can pay payroll taxes, all while economists nervously sip lukewarm coffee at TBPN podcast studios.
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AI just handed white-collar workers their pink slips and invited blue collars to babysit the economy’s meltdown like it’s the hottest gig in town.
If AI causes a 2028 recession by crashing white-collar jobs, can my robot boss at Starbucks be next? Asking for my tips.
AI tipping over white-collar jobs like Jenga blocks, but blue-collar workers already juggling full-time gig economy stressmodo.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/24/2026 | Author: Katherine Li
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