Robert Kiyosaki has warned that artificial intelligence is challenging the long-established path from higher education to secure employment, saying the disruption could become part of one of history’s biggest economic resets.
In an Oct. 21 post on X about AI and job security, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad questioned whether conventional career advice still prepares people for a rapidly changing labour market.
Kiyosaki described a reset as a period in which approaches that were successful in the past cease to work in the future. He compared the potential impact of AI with cars replacing horses and Amazon disrupting shopping malls, arguing that technology is already threatening professions including medicine, law and accountancy.
He cited the experience of a Princeton graduate as an example of the widening gap between advanced qualifications and access to work. According to an account in The Wall Street Journal, Jack Weis, who completed a doctorate in chemical engineering in 2024, submitted more than 2,300 job applications during his search for employment.
Those applications covered corporate science, postdoctoral fellowships, software engineering and food preparation. Weis also undertook temporary work training AI. Kiyosaki attributed most employers’ decisions to artificial intelligence replacing highly educated employees.
The warning follows an argument Kiyosaki made in February that AI could create opportunities for business owners while displacing workers. His position places particular importance on ownership and the ability to adapt as technology changes the labour market.
Kiyosaki has also urged people to rely on financial education rather than simply following financial advice. During an Oct. 7 episode of the Rich Dad Radio Show, he encouraged listeners to gain enough knowledge to assess opportunities independently. He repeated that approach in his latest warning by inviting people to question his views rather than accept them without scrutiny.
His wider concerns extend beyond employment. Kiyosaki has linked the speculation surrounding AI with debt, conflict and an ageing population, presenting those issues as broader threats to savers and investors.
The assets he favours include businesses, income-producing property, gold, silver and bitcoin, a digital currency that operates through a decentralised network. He has described this combination as his preferred preparation for financial disruption.
In July, Kiyosaki outlined how he would rebuild his finances if he lost everything and was left with $10,000. His hypothetical plan began with spending money on financial education and mentorship before purchasing investments. He would then focus on developing skills in sales, marketing and communication.
Kiyosaki has also argued that the difference between earning a wage and building wealth is connected to three forms of income, although the supplied account does not provide the remainder of that explanation.
