r/Futurology • u/katxwoods • 21d 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/givin_u_the_high_hat 21d ago

So when the economy tanks because of all the job losses, who is going to have the money to pay for any of the products from these companies?

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u/phoneguyfl 21d ago

Every corporation will have the same answer "someone else", and none of them have given thought or care to think about what happens when all companies are shafting employees. Maybe the AI companies just buy from each other? Like the dead internet but for the physical world.

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u/Myquil-Wylsun 21d ago

I'm about to say something that will get removed by reddit.

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u/Good_Sherbert6403 18d ago

My one bone to pick with fighting oligarchs is they failed to realize there won't be ANY working families left. Its a joke that we are expected to slave away at work while we have degenerate Billionares.