May 29, 2025
Dario Amodei, CEO of leading AI firm Anthropic, has issued a blunt warning: the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence could displace millions of entry-level white-collar jobs within the next one to five years, potentially driving U.S. unemployment as high as 20%. From his office in San Francisco, Amodei described a looming wave of disruption in sectors like law, tech, finance, and consulting—fields heavily reliant on early-career professionals. While he acknowledges AI’s transformative potential, Amodei emphasized the serious economic consequences few are prepared for. “We are on the brink of significant job displacement,” he said. “And very few—workers, lawmakers, or business leaders—are ready for it.”
Despite rolling out powerful new AI systems capable of near-human coding, Amodei believes society is dangerously underestimating the short-term fallout. While long-term benefits may include curing cancer and massive GDP growth, he cautions that these gains could come with staggering human costs: “Cancer is cured, the economy grows at 10% a year — and 20% of people don’t have jobs.” Political and corporate silence, he argues, reflects a dangerous disconnect. As prominent figures like Steve Bannon predict AI’s role in future elections, Amodei insists the public must take this threat seriously. “We’re warning people,” he said, “but they think we’re just hyping it.”
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SOURCE: Axios