A Blueprint for the Age of AI Job Disruption

Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than our economic systems can adapt.  

Across industries, algorithms are beginning to replace human labour — from customer service and finance to logistics, media and software development.  

If even a small percentage of jobs disappear in a short period of time, the consequences could ripple through the entire economy.  

My book Fired By an Algorithm examines what happens next — and presents a practical blueprint for how governments can respond.

Most discussions about AI focus on innovation and productivity. Far fewer ask the harder question:  

Mass job displacement would not just affect workers.

It could trigger: 

• Falling consumer demand
• Shrinking tax revenues
• Pressure on welfare systems
• Widening economic inequality  

History shows that technological revolutions reshape economies.  But the speed and scale of AI deployment will test our institutions in ways we have never seen before

AI taxation frameworks to capture productivity gains:

• Emergency transition funds for displaced workers
• Universal Basic Income to stabilise demand
• Large-scale lifelong learning 

Together these ideas form a coherent economic strategy for the age of artificial intelligence.

Fired By an Algorithm is not simply a warning about the future.  

It is a policy blueprint for how governments can stabilise economies during large-scale technological disruption.  

The book explores practical solutions including: 

Fired By an Algorithm is not simply a warning about the future.  

It is a policy blueprint for how governments can stabilise economies during large-scale technological disruption.

The book explores practical policies including:

• AI taxation frameworks to capture productivity gains
• Emergency transition funds for displaced workers
• Universal Basic Income to stabilise demand
• Large-scale lifelong learning
   

Together these ideas form a coherent economic strategy for the age of artificial intelligence.

Fired By an Algorithm lays out a policy blueprint for managing large-scale AI job disruption.  

But for organisations, the challenge is no longer theoretical.  Governments, companies and media organisations are already confronting the economic consequences of rapid automation.

Louis Halpern works directly with governments, organisations, and media on the economics of AI disruption.  

This includes:

• Policy advisory work
• Executive briefings and speaking
• Mentoring for leaders navigating technological disruption  

If you are trying to understand what is coming — and what to do about it.

Louis Halpern works directly with governments, business leaders, organisations, and media on the economics of AI disruption.  

This includes:

• Policy advisory work
• Executive briefings and speaking
• Mentoring for leaders navigating technological disruption  

If you are trying to understand what is coming — and what to do about it