Amodei tells Axios AI could erase half of entry-level office jobs in 1–5 years
Warned in an Axios interview that AI could eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs within the next 1–5 years and push unemployment up to 10–20%, and said that as producers of the technology they have a duty to be honest about what is coming
Why it matters
Moved the debate over AI's employment shock from an abstract future to concrete numbers and deadlines
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