The head of AI powerhouse Anthropic has issued a stark warning: artificial intelligence could render half of all entry-level white-collar jobs obsolete within just five years.
Speaking to Axios, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei forecasted that the rapid rise of AI tools like chatbots and automation platforms could push unemployment rates to between 10% and 20%. He stressed the urgency for both policymakers and the public to act now, describing the looming disruption as not just likely, but imminent.
“Most people don’t realize what’s about to hit,” Amodei said. “It sounds unbelievable, and that’s the problem. But as the people building this technology, we owe it to society to be upfront about what’s coming.”
Anthropic, which recently launched its latest AI assistant, Claude 4, is not stepping back from innovation. Instead, Amodei is calling for a course correction. He advocates for increased public education, workforce retraining, and urgent legislative engagement to guide the nation through what could be one of the most significant labor market shifts in modern history.
“You can’t just stop the train,” Amodei said. “But you can steer it—just enough to change where we end up. That’s still within our power.”
Other industry voices have echoed these concerns. LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman recently warned that AI is threatening foundational jobs that have traditionally launched many careers. Meanwhile, venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee has described the prediction that AI will replace 50% of jobs by 2027 as “uncannily accurate.”
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