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AI
7 measured · 35 gaps
Not scaled: No measured row and forecast share a metric and unit, with the target still ahead of the measurement.
AI phone agent list price per minute: 0.14 USD per minute (vendor list price) (latest measured, as of 2026-10-13). bland.ai →
AI agents working in parallel on one task: 1,900,000,000 agents (nearest forecast, target 2027). youtube.com →
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The floor
The floor is where ordinary people do ordinary work: driving a van, running a kiosk, farming, building, nursing. I track how fast AI and machines move toward 2045, and what that means down here.
36 measured · 194 gaps · updated 2026-10-20
Latest moves
2026-10-14SPACEOrbital launch attempts worldwide in 2026 so far (through Oct 14, 2026).planet4589.org →
2026-10-13AIBland list price per minute for an AI phone agent.bland.ai →
2026-09WORKUS jobs across all nonfarm industries.data.bls.gov →
2026-02-28ROBOTSBaidu said Apollo Go had completed over 20 million rides worldwide as of February 2026.nasdaq.com →
2025-12-31ENERGYEpoch AI reported 30 GW as of 2025-12-31.epoch.ai →
2024HEALTHUS health spending as a share of GDPcms.gov →
Six axes
AI7measured ·35gapsLatest: AI phone agent list price per minute 0.14USD per minute (vendor list price), as of 2026-10-13bland.ai →Nearest forecast: AI agents working in parallel on one task 1,900,000,000agents, target 2027youtube.com →
ROBOTS5measured ·38gapsLatest: Robotaxi rides, all time 20,000,000driverless robotaxi rides (cumulative), as of 2026-02-28nasdaq.com →Nearest forecast: On-demand delivery time 15minutes, target 2027youtube.com →
ENERGY5measured ·43gapsLatest: AI compute capacity target 30GW, as of 2025-12-31epoch.ai →Nearest forecast: AI data center power capacity / demand 10GW, target 2027youtube.com →
HEALTH2measured ·17gapsLatest: US health spending as a share of GDP 18percent of GDP, as of 2024cms.gov →Nearest forecast: Autologous lab-grown kidney clinical trial start 2028year, target 2028
SPACE8measured ·33gapsLatest: Orbital launch attempts worldwide 244orbital launch attempts, as of 2026-10-14planet4589.org →Nearest forecast: Launch cost reduction from reusability 99%, target 2027youtube.com →
WORK9measured ·28gapsLatest: US jobs by industry 159,044thousand employees (seasonally adjusted), as of 2026-09data.bls.gov →Nearest forecast: Share of accountants replaceable by agents 80%, target 2027youtube.com →