The METR chart that shrinks your job every quarter — and is keeping Wall Street up at night.

Episode notes

In this episode of "Between You and AI", Andrea Iorio (USA Today bestselling author and keynote speaker) explores the remarkable shifts in AI's ability to work autonomously and continuously. Drawing on data from exponential progress charts, host Andrea Iorio discusses how the acceleration of AI's evolution could transform careers, daily tasks, and the job market in the coming years. If you want to understand how to prepare for the next technological doubling, this episode is essential listening. Key topics: The evolution of artificial intelligence: from one hour of autonomous work to twelve, with projections reaching forty-eight hours by January 2027. The chart from the Berkeley-based nonprofit METR, which tracks how long AI can work without getting lost — revealing a sharp acceleration over the last few years. How AI's ability to perform engineer- and analyst-level work is undergoing a rapid transformation, moving from simple tasks to high-level cognitive work. Amara's Law: the overestimation of technology in the short run versus the underestimation of its long-run impact — and why a long-term view matters now more than ever.