Sam Altman isn't just predicting the Intelligence Age—he's building it. OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and others are racing toward artificial general intelligence. They're not slowing down for regulations, ethics debates, or your career concerns.
You have two choices:
Choice 1: Assume Altman is wrong, AI will develop slowly, and your career is safe. Risk: Total obsolescence if he's even partially right.
Choice 2: Prepare for the Intelligence Age now, building skills and positioning that thrive under any scenario. Risk: You become more valuable than you imagined possible.
The timeline isn't a prediction—it's a countdown. Every day you wait, the window narrows. The Intelligence Age rewards those who move first, think differently, and embrace the unprecedented.
The future Sam Altman describes isn't coming in some distant tomorrow. It's unfolding right now, measured in thousands of days. Days you're either using to prepare or wasting in denial.
The clock is ticking. What's your next move?
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# Chapter 3: The Entry-Level Crisis and the Experience Gap
LinkedIn's data is stark: Entry-level job postings decreased 38% in 18 months. But that's not the real story. The real story is what happens when an entire generation can't get their foot in the door—and what it means for everyone already inside.
Here's the crisis no one's connecting: When AI eliminates entry-level jobs, it doesn't just affect new graduates. It collapses the entire talent pipeline that organizations depend on. And in that collapse lies either your biggest threat or your greatest opportunity.