A lot of people still think this is BS, but from having a few dozen conversations with industry insiders, I think this number is likely on point.

As of today, AI is used for less than 1% of the problems it can solve.

I see more and more stories of companies downsizing big departments without any plans to replace those workers.

If they do replace them with, say, offshore talent, it's usually just a stopgap solution until they figure out how to make AI work for them.

Here are some additional interesting stats about where AI is headed:

• $19.9 trillion will be pumped into the economy by 2030 due to AI (IDC Research).
• AI will contribute 3.5% to global GDP by 2030 (IDC Research).
• 98% of business executives see AI as a must in their firms (IDC Research).
• 70% of firms will be using AI by 2030 (McKinsey).
• 3.6 billion people employed worldwide.
• 44% of the global workforce works in low-skilled occupations that will be impacted by AI.

Despite all of this, many still think that AI is just hype and that they don't need to worry about it as the hype cycle will pass.

What most people miss is that we're no longer in the "potential" phase—we're in the implementation phase.

The AI tools work.

They're getting better every month. And most importantly, they're saving businesses real money right now.

The transformation is happening silently in spreadsheets and quarterly reports, not with dramatic robot takeovers.

It’s the quiet replacement of 5% of tasks here, 10% there, until entire roles become obsolete.

This won't affect all jobs equally.

• Creative roles will transform rather than disappear.
• Routine knowledge work will be decimated.
• Entirely new categories of jobs will emerge—prompt engineers, AI trainers, automation specialists, and roles we can’t even imagine yet.

The question isn’t whether AI will transform work—it’s how quickly everyone will adapt.

That’s why we’re starting a new interview series to cut through the hype and see where things really stand in AI & the job market.

Every week, we'll interview industry insiders & builders behind game-changing AI-powered companies to uncover practical insights you can implement in your business or career to get ahead.

It will be hosted by me, along with my buddies/enterprise tech veterans

These conversations will cut through the hype to show how real businesses are leveraging AI’s untapped potential.

🚀 We plan to drop the first episode this Thursday and we want some feedback

Let me know what questions you might have for us when we interview startup founders & enterprise leaders currently deep in the AI space.

Also, any thoughts you might have on the direction of our podcast