- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims that large white collar events are on the horizon
- Unemployment could spike to 20%
- Anthropic developer AI models designed to perform tasks traditionally performed by humans
CEO of AI company Anthropic, creators of chatgpt-rival ‘Claude’, has warned the US government about the possible ‘mass elimination’ of entry-level jobs across law, technology, finance and other white collar areas.
Dario Amodei predicted that up to half of all jobs in entry-level jobs could be taken by AI, which led to unemployment by up to 20% in the next to five years.
Amodei warned that most workers are “ignorant” that this job apocalypse is imminent; “It sounds crazy, and people just don’t think it”, adding AI has the potential to influence society in positive and negative ways; “Cancer is cured, the economy is growing by 10% a year, the budget is balanced – and 20% of people do not have jobs.”
Changing sand
It is worth noting anthropic is one of the organizations that leads the charge in the development of technology designed to replace people.
The warnings that Amodei and others share about the potential influence on unemployment and short -term financial unrest comes without a reflection plan; “We as producers of this technology have a duty and an obligation to be honest about what is coming.”
Axios outlines that Steve Bannon, long adviser to President Trump and influential media personality, also imagines a scenario in which the entrance level’s positions are “devised”, which correlates with the almost 2% increase in the tech sector’s layoffs seen thanks to AI as early as 2025.
“I don’t think anyone takes into account how administrative, managerial and technical jobs for people under 30 years job at the entry level that are so important in your 20s-will be devised.”
However, this is not necessarily the only long -term result, with over 55% of companies in the UK that replaced workers with AI, which eventually came to regret their decision, indicating that technology may not be so potent that its marketing suggests.
Via Axios
