Bill Gates Proposes Capping Human-Only Jobs At 40 Percent
The August 26 Gates Notes essay also pushes an AI token tax and a global oversight pact modeled on nuclear inspections.
- Bill Gates published "The Turbulent AI Era Is Here" on Gates Notes, August 26, 2026, proposing 40% of jobs reserved for humans.
- "Even under the best circumstances, the transition to this new AI era will be one of the most turbulent times in human history."
- He also urges taxing AI tokens and robots, and closer U.S.-China cooperation on rules.
Why it matters: Gates was elected to nothing, yet he drafts the rule for how many jobs humans keep.