Every technological revolution changes the meaning of human work. Artificial intelligence may be the first to challenge not only what our hands do, but what our minds do.
DeskGone is a digital monument to that transition. Its counter asks a question that statistics alone cannot settle: as machines become capable of more human tasks, what happens to the value, dignity, and future of work?
Behind the number is an evolving reference estimate informed by public research on occupational exposure, automation, adoption, and reported labor-market changes. The number is not a census of people who have lost their jobs. Today's counter remains a preliminary model: its starting level and moment-to-moment motion are not independently measured employment changes. We intend to refine it with traceable data and publish methodological revisions as the evidence matures.
“Progress should be measured not only by what machines can do, but by what people are still empowered to become.”
Signals of change
Major releases in proprietary and open-weight AI form two parallel timelines around the counter. Each milestone is linked to its original announcement. Their presence marks technological change, not a direct count of jobs replaced.
A living record
DeskGone will follow the evidence, track major AI milestones, and develop public research notes over time. The counter is an invitation to pay attention—not a prediction of any one person's future.