That is fact, not fiction.
What will happen to Verizon and all it's workers when deep learning takes over?
It will be much worse in many ways, but much better at the same time in many other ways.
Any factory job including in the US is Slave Labor, no matter how much you are making.
AI will take over the slave labor all over the world soon, including the US.
The prices of goods will drop and will be much more affordable.
Many people have mentioned Basic Universal Income.
Yes, I know many people don't like the idea and they think of the concept kind of like Communism or Socialism.
But the truth if you really think about it, almost anyone that is working for a company would rather do something else, work on their own thing, or have a successful business...
Time will tell.