Workers face existential job displacement anxiety from AI automation with no clear retraining or income protection pathway

Knowledge workers and professionals are experiencing acute anxiety about AI rendering their skills obsolete, with no viable solutions for income replacement, career pivoting, or financial security. Current education and retraining programs move too slowly, don't address the pace of AI disruption, and leave workers feeling helpless about their economic future. The problem is urgent because AI capabilities are advancing faster than society's ability to help displaced workers transition.