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⚠️ Anthropic CEO Warns AI May Wipe Out Half of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs Within 5 Years

Updated: Jun 23

Anthropic logo, featured in NewBits Digest article on entry-level white-collar jobs, highlighting CEO warning about AI automation and labor disruption.

Dario Amodei, CEO of AI company Anthropic, issued a stark warning this week: artificial intelligence could automate up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within five years — potentially driving U.S. unemployment as high as 20%.


🔍 Key Highlights


  • Software Engineers First: Amodei predicts AI will write 90% of software code within six months, and nearly all code within a year.


  • White-Collar Disruption: Jobs in finance, law, consulting, and other office-based sectors are also at high risk, especially at the entry level.


  • Public in the Dark: “Most workers just don’t believe this is about to happen,” Amodei said, urging greater public awareness and proactive policy.


  • Proposed Responses:


    • Large-scale AI upskilling programs


    • Economic safety nets


    • A “token tax” on AI companies to offset societal disruption


💡 Why Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs Are at Risk, According to Anthropic CEO


  • Historic Labor Disruption Is Coming: This could be the most severe labor market shift since the Industrial Revolution — but happening at accelerated speed.


  • Entry-Level Jobs Are the Shock Absorbers: With automation targeting junior roles first, career pipelines across key industries may collapse, cutting off critical pathways for new workers.


  • Denial Is Not a Strategy: Amodei’s blunt assessment stands in stark contrast to public sentiment, where awareness — and political readiness — remain low.


  • Tax & Policy Conversations Are Heating Up: The idea of taxing AI usage (a “token tax”) is gaining attention as a potential way to redistribute value and mitigate economic dislocation.


  • AI Benefits Still Exist — But So Do Risks: While AI promises gains in productivity, efficiency, and innovation, Amodei’s message is a call for preemptive action, not passive optimism.



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