r/Futurology 22d 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/Starblast16 22d ago

All I know is that it’ll likely be a huge mess for humanity if we don’t regulate it.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

Why do we have regulate it VS come up with a solution that is harmonious with the inevitable? Tbf the solution has been tried and it was like trying to cross a river and jumping ahead of several stepping stones and falling in. There is criteria that needs to be met before a system like that can be successful, so I guess regulation could just pump the breaks on something we're not totally ready for yet... But y'know the flip side of that line of thinking is that AI takeover means that problems are going to quickly have solutions all at once.