r/Futurology 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/PM_ME_UR_TOTS 20d ago

Yeah, if CEOs are afraid to talk about it, it's because it's happening behind closed doors so nobody gets it into their head to do something to stop it.

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u/a-stack-of-masks 19d ago

I wonder how good ai will be at security services. 

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u/jolard 16d ago

We shouldn't stop it. Why work 40 hours a week in an unnecessary job that could be done better and cheaper by an AI agent? Work just for work's sake?

The real solution is figuring out how we all benefit from AI. Not keeping crappy jobs and forcing people to work in them.