Jamie Dimon says AI is a 'tsunami' — and in 30 years, everyone will work 3.5 to 4 days a week and make $300K per person

He then called the tech “more like a tsunami. It’s rolling through the system and you can’t stop some of it.”

While Dimon acknowledged that both good and bad come with that, he predicted AI could help in finding cures for diseases like cancer, or sourcing better car engine materials that could see accidents “cut by 80%.”

Of course, with so many terminal threats eradicated, humans will have a lot more extra time on our hands — and, if Dimon’s prediction is correct, more money too.

“I think a generation, 30 years from now, they’ll probably be working four or three-and-a-half days a week,” he added. “They’ll have an income, per person, of $300,000. It’ll be a great life.”

The tsunami won’t just bring free time and small fortunes

Of course, Dimon isn’t the only billionaire to predict that AI will free regular folk from the shackles of labor.

Elon Musk claimed that AI will, “in a benign scenario,” mean that, in lieu of a job, we’ll enjoy “universal high income” with “no shortage of goods or services” — a scenario he said is “probably, I don’t know, 80% likely.” Musk has since upped the ante, suggesting that AI robotics advancements mean that “if you want a castle, robots will build you a castle.”

OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, also predicted disease cures and “universal extreme wealth” for all thanks to artificial intelligence, while Zoom CEO Eric Yuan says that AI will lead to “every company” supporting “three days, four days a week” of work from humans.

There is debate, however, over whether a universal basic income (UBI) would actually work. And Dimon has acknowledged previously that if AI sweeps in too fast, massive job losses could occur — a real concern considering tsunamis aren’t known for taking things slow.

That said, Dimon did, in his most recent interview, note the potential downsides of AI, discussing cyber attacks and AI agent infiltration and the different industries that could be at risk.