Walmart CEO Confirms Our Fears
When the CEO of Walmart, the largest private employer in the world, announces a three-year hiring freeze, it’s not a prediction it’s a warning. And he made it crystal clear: AI will change every single job on the planet. As he put it, “Maybe there’s a job in the world AI won’t change…but I haven’t thought of it.” Even Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve said entry-level jobs are being replaced “faster than expected.” We’re watching a wealth reset happening in real time. Most people hear this and panic “AI is taking my job!” But I want you to understand something: AI makes it harder to be average, but creates massive opportunity for people willing to think differently.
Why the Job Market Is Slowing While the Economy Looks Strong
There are hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into AI. That investment is why the economy still looks strong even as hiring slows dramatically. But it also means we are inflating a bubble a big one. And when that bubble pops, companies will fail, people will lose their jobs, and the economy will hurt. But AI itself isn’t going anywhere. Just like the internet didn’t go away after the dot-com crash, AI will remain and the strongest companies will survive. The people who understand this shift will be the ones who build wealth the fastest.
How to Capitalize on the AI Shift as an Investor
Most people only think of AI as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Nvidia. But AI is an onion it has layers. Peel back the layers and you see multiple ways to invest: AI products (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini), AI hardware (Nvidia, AMD), data centers (the “cloud” is just giant warehouses), data-center real estate (REITs that own these buildings), energy companies powering them, cooling technology preventing overheating, and cybersecurity protecting your data. All of these layers are exploding. But that doesn’t mean every company will win. Many will go bankrupt. That’s why I stress understanding research and risk. And if you don’t want individual stocks, ETFs like BOTZ, CHAT, DTCR, and QQQ give you diversified access without picking winners.
Why AI Won’t Just Replace Workers—It Will Replace Weak Leaders
The real threat to your job isn’t AI it’s the person who understands AI better than you. At my company, Briefs Finance, we had to reinvent everything because AI was replacing what media companies do. Now every employee must complete AI training. When we hire, if you don’t know AI or worse, pretend it “can’t do what you do” you will not make it to the next round. This is the new reality. If you want to protect and grow your career, you must learn how to use AI right now.
How You Can Use AI to Accelerate Your Career
Here’s your game plan. Go to your AI tool of choice (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) and tell it:
• what you do
• how long you’ve been doing it
• your career goals Then ask: “How can I use AI to accelerate my career and make my company more money?”
Have it build you a 12-week AI mastery plan. And remember: to get promoted and stay employed, you must know 1) how you drive revenue for your company and 2) how AI can help you drive more revenue. The top 20% of workers who adopt AI first will rise the fastest.
The Biggest Opportunity: Building or Powering AI-Driven Businesses
There are three AI-era business opportunities exploding right now.
1. Build your own AI tool. The ChatGPT Store is the new App Store. If you can build a tool an interview feedback bot, a math tutor, a TikTok hook generator you can earn money every time someone uses it.
2. Help companies adopt AI. Most businesses have no clue how to use AI. You can sell training, workshops, or ongoing consulting for $1,000/month or more. Specialize in a niche lawyers, chiropractors, veterinarians, small retailers—and you’ll grow even faster.
3. Use AI to supercharge a non-AI business. Whether you sell guacamole, run a Shopify store, or offer coaching, AI can: • analyze marketing performance • optimize product decisions • study customer feedback • improve hiring • streamline financial planning Whatever you can measure, AI can accelerate.
Yes, a Bubble Is Coming—But the Wealth Transfer Is Already Underway
Some AI companies will crash 80–90% just like dot-com stocks did in 2000. But the survivors will dominate the next decade. AI will create new millionaires, new industries, and entirely new career paths. You can be part of that shift but only if you act now.
Your Next Steps
If you want to capitalize on AI instead of being replaced by it, here’s what to do:
• Learn AI skills today not next year.
• Use AI to make your company more money.
• Invest in the layers of the AI economy.
• Start or accelerate a business using AI power.
The shift is happening whether you like it or not. Be on the side that benefits from it not the side that gets run over by it.
