Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, is warning that artificial intelligence could undermine the job security traditionally associated with advanced education, questioning whether familiar career guidance still prepares people for technological change. In an Oct. 21 post on X, he challenged the long-standing advice to go to school and get good grades to secure a high-paying job, asking whether that guidance remains useful as AI advances.
AI and the Economic Reset
Kiyosaki defined a reset as a change in which methods that worked previously will no longer work in the future. He compared AI to cars replacing horses and Amazon disrupting shopping malls. Doctors, lawyers, and accountants were among the professions he characterized as already facing replacement by the technology.
Princeton Graduate's Job Search
To illustrate the pressure on highly educated workers, Kiyosaki pointed to a Princeton graduate's prolonged search for employment. According to The Wall Street Journal, Jack Weis, who earned a chemical engineering doctorate in 2024, submitted more than 2,300 applications. The applications spanned corporate science, postdoctoral fellowships, software engineering, and food preparation, alongside temporary work training AI. Kiyosaki attributed most employers' decisions to AI replacing highly educated staff.
His latest position extends an earlier warning about AI replacing employees while creating opportunities for business owners. In February, he argued that entrepreneurs could use the technology to increase their wealth as workers faced displacement, placing ownership and adaptability at the center of his economic outlook.
Financial Education Over Advice
Kiyosaki has also emphasized independent judgment and financial education over financial advice. During an Oct. 7 discussion on the Rich Dad Radio Show, he encouraged followers to develop the knowledge to evaluate opportunities for themselves, a position echoed in his latest invitation to question his views.
His broader economic crash warning has linked AI speculation with debt, conflict, and population aging, extending his argument beyond employment to the financial pressures facing savers and investors. Kiyosaki's preferred holdings include businesses, income-producing property, gold, silver, and bitcoin, a digital currency that operates through a decentralized network. He has presented that mix as his approach to preparing for financial disruption.
In July, Kiyosaki described how he would start over financially if he lost everything and had only $10,000 left. His hypothetical rebuilding plan began with paying for financial education and mentorship before buying investments, and then developing skills in sales, marketing, and communication.
