I clarify the question:
I understand that there may be serious unemployment in the white-collar industry, but there are concerns that it will not be only white-collar workers who will be in trouble.
If you are interested in knowing the details of my question, in the format of an excerpt from the story: https://lemmy.world/post/42451402
Things I can see coming ahead:
Parts of the world are left to let nature take it back as insurance companies continue to pull back from certain markets. For instance, I expect Florida to depopulate and a lot of the settlements to remain to become hardened against hurricanes and sinkholes.
Automation comes after a lot of skilled white collar and blue collar workers. The one industry that grows is elderly care, which has a limit on relevance as people stop having money when they get old.
Schools with human teachers become rare as states start pushing remote education options to handle budget shortfalls.
Most major metro areas have massive AI supported surveillance systems to reduce crime. It works, but it is also used to stifle political dissent. The use of the systems are not tied to political ideology of the government but to the wealthy wanting to live in a monitored place.
AI for cars & trucks becomes common. Cities still build for mass transit as the infrastructure to support automated taxis chokes the roads.
No matter the politics of the current government, most governments in the future are well controlled vaguely nationalist and designed to protect capital from the population.