📊 WBN AI Belief Pressure Index™
Public belief that AI will disrupt jobs is rising steadily. Today’s index shows growing concern as layoffs and executive warnings push sentiment into elevated territory.
🗓️ Daily Report – June 12, 2025
Belief Builds Again: Public Confidence in a Safe AI Future Continues to Slip
By George Moen I Co-Founder - Publisher WBN News I June 12, 2025
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🔢 Today’s Index Snapshot
AIBPI Score: 73.15 ▲ +0.27
7-Day Moving Average: 72.48
Direction: 📈 Upward Trend
Sentiment Shift Delta: +0.74%
Belief Classification: 🟠 Elevated Pressure
Public belief that AI will disrupt jobs is rising steadily. Today’s index shows growing concern as layoffs and executive warnings push sentiment into elevated territory.
🔍 What It Means
The WBN AI Belief Pressure Index™ (AIBPI) measures the psychological shift in public perception about AI's impact on work and society. Today’s modest rise reflects a growing number of people no longer wondering if AI will affect them, but when and how soon.
This index is more than data. It’s a signal:
Belief precedes action, and belief is on the move.
📘 How to Read Today’s Report
- 🔢 Today’s Index: Public belief in AI disruption is rising, with a modest daily increase showing continued momentum.
- 📊 7-Day Moving Average: A consistent weekly average reflects a steady shift in concern, not a one-day spike.
- 📈 Direction: The Index is trending upward, signaling growing psychological pressure across the workforce.
- 📉 Sentiment Shift Delta: More people are expressing concern or urgency around AI’s impact, with a clear shift toward negative sentiment.
- 🟠 Belief Classification: We’re in the “Elevated Pressure” zone — where awareness turns into action like upskilling or career planning.
🧠 What’s Driving Today’s Pressure?
- Tech Titans Spar Over AI Threats
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismissed claims that AI will eliminate millions of jobs, directly opposing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s 20% job loss forecast. The public, caught between titans, leans toward caution. - Google’s Silent Layoffs Continue
A strategic buyout push has contributed to over 75,000 tech job losses this year, deepening the sense that AI-led restructuring is well underway to impact their job by 2027 significantlyand no longer just theory. - Klarna’s CEO Sounds the Recession Alarm
In a bold statement, Klarna’s CEO warned that AI could cause a recession by gutting white-collar roles. When CEOs echo what workers fear, belief pressure spikes.
🧾 Reality Check: Workforce & Economic Signals
- U.S. Labor Force: Down approximately 260,000 workers since Q1 2025, led by federal and tech sector reductions
- White-Collar Layoffs: Up 18% year-over-year, with notable month-over-month increases in Glassdoor layoff mentions
- AI Job Postings: Still strong overall, but job postings in high-risk roles like IT and data engineering are declining sharply
- Public Sentiment: 43% of U.S. workers expect significant career disruption from AI in the next five years; 24% fear full job obsolescence
🔮 Looking Ahead
As we approach the 75.00 threshold, we enter the Belief Activation Zone — where perception leads to fundamental behavior shifts: mass reskilling, strategic job changes, AI tool adoption, and mounting policy pressure.
Keep an eye on:
• Microsoft’s rumored AI restructuring plans
• Social media sentiment spikes (Reddit/X)
• Political references to AI-related job concerns in upcoming statements
George Moen – Co-Founder, WBN News Global
📧 gmoen@wbnn.news
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