As a former corporate finance guy I'm seeing a lot of this already - a big wave is on the horizon...
Dario Amodei — CEO of Anthropic, one of the world's most powerful creators of artificial intelligence — has a blunt, scary warning for the U.S. government and all of us:
- AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs — and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years, Amodei told us in an interview from his San Francisco office.
- Amodei said AI companies and government need to stop "sugar-coating" what's coming: the possible mass elimination of jobs across technology, finance, law, consulting and other white-collar professions, especially entry-level gigs.
Why it matters: Amodei, 42, who's building the very technology he predicts could reorder society overnight, said he's speaking out in hopes of jarring government and fellow AI companies into preparing — and protecting — the nation.
Few are paying attention. Lawmakers don't get it or don't believe it. CEOs are afraid to talk about it. Many workers won't realize the risks posed by the possible job apocalypse — until after it hits.
- "Most of them are unaware that this is about to happen," Amodei told us. "It sounds crazy, and people just don't believe it."
The big picture: President Trump has been quiet on the job risks from AI. But Steve Bannon — a top official in Trump's first term, whose "War Room" is one of the most powerful MAGA podcasts — says AI job-killing, which gets virtually no attention now, will be a major issue in the 2028 presidential campaign.
- "I don't think anyone is taking into consideration how administrative, managerial and tech jobs for people under 30 — entry-level jobs that are so important in your 20s — are going to be eviscerated," Bannon told us.
Amodei — who had just rolled out the latest versions of his own AI, which can code at near-human levels — said the technology holds unimaginable possibilities to unleash mass good and bad at scale:
- "Cancer is cured, the economy grows at 10% a year, the budget is balanced — and 20% of people don't have jobs." That's one very possible scenario rattling in his mind as AI power expands exponentially.
The backstory: Amodei agreed to go on the record with a deep concern that other leading AI executives have told us privately. Even those who are optimistic AI will unleash unthinkable cures and unimaginable economic growth fear dangerous short-term pain — and a possible job bloodbath during Trump's term.
Full Article Here -
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic?
This isn’t news to anyone with half a brain, but I’m so glad those that have created this mess are warning us. Wow.
20%?
Well, the Joke is on him. At least 80% of people in the modern workplace aren't actually working anyways. 20% of the employees are doing 95% of the work, and the rest are very busy on social media. Especially the .gov employees. Looking at you VA, and a bunch more. If your job can be done by a program, you had better start working on your next career.
This crap will take over so much more than you are thinking. Most that think they are safe aren’t as safe as they think. I do agree with you tho that a lot of people aren’t bringing much to the table and companies rely on the few that do work to do much more than their share. What’s the old saying, those that do good work just get rewarded with more work?
Think about college enrollment. AI will replace the need for a college degree. Just ask whatever AI you are using for the solution and it is spit out in minutes vs some BA degree nerd needing a week and costing the company 150K a year.
Yep. Colleges will go extinct if AI takes over without some safeguards put in place.
Yep, there are some things a robot may never be able to do or at least we are still a very long way aways from.
AI/Robots ain't roughing-in plumbing, electrical, or HVAC anytime soon.
You would be very surprised at what things can already be done.
this is FS. hands on trades,medicine,all repair and installation type work is the way to go for young people,IMHO. there are a lot of warnings about AI floating around from people who seem to be knowledgeable. terrifying at the skynet level.
Ha. People in medicine think they are safe but those same people are already using tech to do things like surgeries from across the globe. There are absolutely things in medicine that AI can not only do but could do better. If I was a doc in the box, I’d be very worried. The hold up now is if AI did the wrong thing, then who is responsible legally?
Solar and wind won't provide the electricity required to run the computers needed. I'll wager that they are going to make a push to start nuclear power again.
This in some ways is our only hope as all this mess will need major energy sources to pull off.
Several companies are developing a new generation of small nuclear reactors designed specifically to power server farms, data centers, and semiconductor fabrication facilities.
It is an interesting approach to providing a substantial amount of electricity in a compact footprint with minimal downsides compared to solar and wind technologies.
Yep.
The rough ins on track homes/multi family may be in jeopardy no doubt, but it'll be awhile. The skilled repair men are the ones that will be near impossible to replace. Too much complex physical problem solving. That'll be the way, tell your children.
Yep. It will be a minute but it’s on its way. At some point even skilled people will be at risk.
It could eliminate PM, master tradesman, inspectors ect. Cool you work in the trades as a parts changer/installer making min wage. Same with machinists that becomes button pushers and part changers. It's going to effect everyone and not for the better. No one is safe
Agreed.
Nope. AI will perform diagnostic and repair suggestions with instructions. It's already being used in some industries and only going to get better as the models refine.
Yep.
Same with medicine. In fact it will probably save lives due to less medical errors by humans.
Precisely. It’s coming. And leadership is way behind on remotely trying to get control of it.
So it's gone. If we did it again, we would unfortunately be starting from scratch. 
