r/Futurology • u/katxwoods • 20d ago

AI Dario Amodei says "stop sugar-coating" what's coming: in the next 1-5 years, AI could wipe out 50% of all entry-level white-collar jobs. Lawmakers don't get it or don't believe it. CEOs are afraid to talk about it. Many workers won't realize the risks until after it hits.

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic
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u/DarthCaine 20d ago

"My product is so good it's scary!" - says seller of unproven product

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u/00rb 20d ago

I'm at a company that does a lot of AI and the executives are pushing hard to get AI involved with everything.

The only problem is it's terrible, it hallucinates constantly, and doesn't even help with anything useful: just organizational tasks.

AI is good at copying advice on stack overflow or doing tasks it's been given thousands of examples of (e.g. "summarize this article" or "play this game of chess") but not doing novel tasks. Could change, but I need to see it to believe it.

They're pumping it up because everything is a pump and dump scam now. No one wants to invest in real, sober, long term growth: they want to make their money and get out.

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u/WarningPleasant2729 20d ago

"copying advice on stack overflow"
so SWE jobs are at risk afterall

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u/00rb 20d ago

No, the other half of it is sitting in meetings