The 2028 AI Crash | 41% of Workers Gone | Autodesk's $200M Mistake?

A viral report claims 2028 is the year AI destroys the global economy. Are we sleepwalking into a crisis nobody can stop?

In this episode of Bricks, Bucks & Bytes, Owen, Patric, Martin and Dustin rip apart a fictional financial report from Citrini Research that has taken the internet by storm.

Chapter by chapter, they debate whether AI will trigger an unstoppable economic death spiral or whether the doomsayers are missing the bigger picture entirely.

The conversation then shifts to what is actually happening right now in construction, with fresh market intelligence from Procore and a deep dive into Autodesk's massive $200 million bet on a company called World Labs.

Topics discussed:

• The "Intelligence Displacement Spiral" and why every company doing the smart thing could collectively wreck the economy

• Why Patric believes a robot tax is the only way to keep society stable in an AI-driven world

• Procore's latest data showing construction is splitting into two completely different economies

• The 400,000 worker shortage and 41% of the US construction workforce heading for retirement by 2031

• What Dustin learned running a Sales Kickoff and why buying software based on features is a mistake

• Autodesk's $200 million investment in World Labs and why Patrick calls the term "world model" offensive

• Whether vibe coders could ever vibe code a vibe coder (and what the answer tells us about AI's real limits)

"If you truly want to live with AI, you need to start shifting from salary tax to robot tax. Then you actually have an ability to redistribute income and keep society stable." — Patric

Watch the full episode on Youtube & Spotify.

Chapters

00:00 Intro

01:30 The AI Crisis of 2028

07:26 The Intelligence Displacement Spiral

13:28 The Future of Software Development

19:31 The Impact of AI on Consumer Behavior

26:36 Skepticism Towards AI-Driven Services

34:08 The Fragility of the Mortgage Market

41:06 AI in Construction: Use Cases and Challenges

48:25 The Importance of Vision in Sales Leadership

53:37 Trimble's Acquisition Strategy and Market Positioning