Anthropic head warns: artificial intelligence will wipe out half of white-collar workers

The CEO of Anthropic (creator of Claude), Dario Amodei, has said that artificial intelligence could lead to up to 50% of white-collar jobs being cut. In an interview with Axios, he said that massive job losses over the next five years could trigger unemployment to rise by up to 20%. According to Amodei, the jobs in question are primarily entry-level positions – in technology, finance, law and consulting firms.

Amodei said that the jobs in question are primarily entry-level positions – in technology, finance, law and consulting firms.

Analysts are already seeing a decline in job openings for young professionals, particularly in the IT sector. A separate Mashable report also confirmed that AI is actively displacing humans from tech jobs. Amodei emphasized that this trend will only accelerate, and that the real scale of the threat is now being underestimated by society and regulators.

Analytics are already seeing a decline in job openings for young professionals, particularly in the IT sector.

AI is already changing the labor market

The head of Anthropic urged companies and governments not to gloss over the risks of mass automation. In his opinion, it is important to talk openly about the problems and prepare for the possible negative consequences of AI adoption. Amodei emphasized that despite the technology’s potential in medicine and science, too little attention is now being paid to the threats to employment.

Anthropic’s CEO urged companies and governments not to ignore the risks of mass automation.

He also noted that AI has the potential to “flush out” entire professions, including technicians, financiers and entry-level lawyers. This could affect not only new companies, but also sustainable sectors of the economy that employ millions of people.

He also noted that AI could “wash out” entire professions, including tech, finance and entry-level lawyers.

Labor market adapts to change

Not all experts agree with Amodea’s predictions. Billionaire Mark Cuban, commenting on the Anthropic CEO’s remarks on the Bluesky platform, emphasized that the world has experienced technological transformation before: “Someone should remind CEOs that there used to be over 2 million secretaries. There were even separate employees for dictation in the office. They were the first white collar workers to be replaced by technology. New companies and jobs will come from AI and will increase overall employment.”

Experience shows that many companies are reconsidering their decisions regarding mass automation. For example, service Klarna, which had previously replaced support operators with AI, recognized its mistake and started putting employees back to work. This story underscores that technology adoption needs to be tailored to the real needs of the business and employees.

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