Investor Says Manufacturing Labor Shortage Will Hit 5-6M, Far Above Deloitte's 3M Forecast
MatthewChang · x · 2026-09-24
Investor Matthew Chang cites Deloitte's forecast of a 3 million worker shortage in US manufacturing by 2030, arguing the real number is 5-6 million as manufacturing automation has gone vertical since that forecast. The quoted discussion affirms that automation is inevitable with no temporary alternative.
More from AGI Musings
- No analogy for AI will hold—regulation and security need entirely new frameworks — jachiam0 · 2026-09-24
- Fei-Fei Li: the real existential threat was never AI, it's within ourselves — irinarish · 2026-09-24
- Google Study: People Prefer AI Advisors, but Only AI Delegates Actually Improve Negotiation Outcomes — soumitrashukla9 · 2026-09-24
- On subjectivity: it's appearance coming apart from reality, not an occult inner glow — yeastsplainer · 2026-09-24
- Why 'AI art is theft' still haunts the industry — and mathematicians are next — wordgrammer · 2026-09-24
- What did you stop automating with AI? Users on tasks where manual won — OfficalYOUSUMMIT · 2026-09-24