AI Job Apocalypse: Anthropic CEO Warns of Mass White-Collar Layoffs

AI Job Displacement: Experts warn AI advancements could cause mass white-collar job losses, potentially leading to high unemployment and wealth concentration, demanding proactive solutions like retraining and policy debates.

1. 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.
2. Most Americans are unaware of the growing power of AI and its threat to their jobs.
3. Companies will shift from humans to machines when AI technologies can operate at a human efficacy level, which could be six months to several years from now.
4. The government and AI companies need to be more transparently explaining the workforce changes to come.
5. A "token tax" on AI usage could be a reasonable solution to redistribute wealth.