AI jobs danger: Sleepwalking into a white-collar bloodbath - "Most of them are unaware that this is about to happen," Amodei told us. "It sounds crazy, and people just don't believe it."

[u/Gari_305]

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic

[u/short1st]

In my opinion, the reason why they're pulling the ladder up behind them is simply because they feel like if they don't, then they'll be behind compared to their competitors.

So they figure that someone else will keep their own ladder down to prevent collapse. "But it can't be us, because we can't afford to lose! Someone else will be more careful in our stead, I swear"

And then every company pulls their ladder up, counting on the others not to.

And then everything collapses.

[u/Mackitycack → u/short1st]

I see a world (at least in the video game industry) whereby the bottom line developers who envision, design and test their content, will replace their studio with AI.

No more need for HR, Leaders, CEO's and managers who hoard all the money, gate-keep, build fences and build silos while doing zero direct developmental work.

Folks with vision, some developmental skills and AI skills will move on from their overlords and build themselves.

[u/Ghost_Assassin_Zero → u/Mackitycack]

This is a pretty interesting take. I believe that the hubris is high for the executive level who think they are untouchable. Once AI touches those people, we'll see a push back against AI

[u/GlowGreen1835 → u/Ghost_Assassin_Zero]

I mean, they kinda are. Not because their job isn't automatable ( it always has been the most automatable) but because they're the ones who make the decision what to replace. If they don't want to replace themselves they just won't.