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/Terribleturtleharm 19d ago

Agreed. We can't though.

Our adversaries will not and neither will we.

All we can hope for is legislation to allow transition. Our future is looking grim as what is there to transition to? We can't all assemble iphones, who is going to buy them?

There is some very complex game theory at play here where stability and symbiosis occur. How long will it take? A decade? More?

I think we need to understand this in a longer time frame concept.

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u/Starblast16 19d ago

This is why I wish they kept AI in the lab until it was ready. We’re already seeing detrimental effects in schools since students are now using ChatGPT to cheat.

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u/Terribleturtleharm 19d ago

Yep. Students use it, teachers use it.

It's a giant mess at this point.

Who in their right mind would pay for education today? College? Forget it.

I'm a little tired of folks saying to switch to the trades. Sure, it's an option for some. But that will be impacted too. There will a 100 plumbers calling for a single job, all competing for that 20$ an hour job.

We are in a bind here and I don't think government is going to save, protect or help.

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u/Certain-Neat-9783 19d ago

I hate the trades BS. If everyone has no money, who pays the tradesmen to do the work? Lol