Verification
Sources & references
Every data point in The Solarians™ Report is sourced and verifiable. The full list, by chapter.
All sources accessed and verified May 2026. If you find a broken link or have a correction, please get in touch.
Chapter 1 — Job displacement data
- World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025. weforum.org/press/2025/01/future-of-jobs-report-2025
- U.S. Senate HELP Committee Report, October 2025. thehill.com/policy/technology/5541307-ai-automation-job-replacement
- Layoffs.fyi tech layoff tracker. statista.com/chart/36198/tech-and-startup-employees-laid-off-worldwide
- Challenger, Gray & Christmas layoff data. cbsnews.com/news/ai-jobs-layoffs-us-2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics AI-exposed occupations. dailyherald.com/20260516/nation-and-world/us-is-starting-to-see-heavy-job-losses
- National University AI Job Statistics. nu.edu/blog/ai-job-statistics
- Goldman Sachs AI professional performance research. almcorp.com/blog/ai-job-displacement-statistics
- TechTarget tech sector layoffs analysis. techtarget.com/whatis/feature/Tech-sector-layoffs-explained
Chapter 2 — Permanent displacement
- Dario Amodei entry-level jobs warning. thestreet.com/technology/anthropic-ceo-makes-shocking-admission-about-ai
- Amodei Fox News interview, May 2026. tribuneindia.com/news/business/anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-warns
- Amodei Jevons Paradox discussion. fortune.com/2026/05/05/dario-amodei-jevons-paradox
- Prompt engineering obsolescence. salesforceben.com/prompt-engineering-jobs-are-obsolete-in-2025-heres-why
- SignalFire new graduate hiring data. finalroundai.com/blog/ai-replacing-jobs-2025
- Entry-level pipeline analysis. shawnkanungo.com/blog/dario-amodei-was-right
Chapter 3 — AI economics
- AI cost vs. human labor analysis. growth-rocket.com/blog/building-scalable-ai-workflows-for-growth
- Nvidia VP on compute costs. fortune.com/2026/04/28/nvidia-executive-cost-of-ai-is-greater-than-cost-of-employees
- MIT automation cost study. entrepreneur.com/business-news/nvidia-vp-says-it-costs-more-to-use-ai-than-to-hire-humans
- Uber AI budget exhaustion. cybernews.com/ai-news/ai-token-human-salaries-automation-spending
- Accenture 11,000 layoffs. channelinsider.com/channel-business/channel-analysis/accenture-sept-2025-job-cuts
Chapter 4 — Billionaire bunkers
- Indian Creek Island / Billionaire Bunker. fortune.com/2026/02/12/meta-ceo-mark-zuckerberg-billionaire-bunker
- New Zealand doomsday bunkers. nzherald.co.nz/nz/apocalypse-now-doomsday-bunker
- Zuckerberg Hawaii compound. wionews.com/photos/billionaires-building-doomsday-bunkers
- Tech billionaire bunker analysis. republicworld.com/tech/inside-the-doomsday-bunkers
Chapter 5 — The safety net
- OpenAI robot tax proposal, April 2026. techcrunch.com/2026/04/06/openais-vision-for-the-ai-economy
- Senate Democrats robot tax proposal. reason.com/2025/10/07/democrats-are-proposing-a-robot-tax
- Tax code bias toward machines. mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/proactive-response-ai-driven-job-displacement
- USDA food insecurity data. ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/key-statistics-graphics
- USDA food security survey termination. csis.org/analysis/last-us-hunger-data
- Food price outlook 2026. ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings
Chapter 6 — Indoor food growing
- Microgreen nutritional density research. frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2026.1809881
- Microgreens market analysis. mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/microgreens-market
- Martha tent mushroom growing. grocycle.com/how-to-build-a-martha-grow-tent
- Victory Gardens historical data. cafs.vermontlaw.edu/resource-library/urban-agriculture
- Victory Gardens revival. oneearth.org/food-insecurity-revives-the-victory-gardens-movement
- World Bank food security update. worldbank.org/en/topic/agriculture/brief/food-security-update