Anthropic CEO warns AI is moving too fast

admin January 21, 2026No Comments

Job security is increasingly becoming fickle as generative AI becomes more prevalent. With the emergence of tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, users are sharing accounts of how they leveraged these AI tools to boost productivity while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency.

Last year, multiple reports emerged claiming that AI was taking over some jobs. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claimed that AI would take up to half of entry-level white-collar jobs, leaving the next generation without work. However, he indicated that the technology showed great promise to alleviate serious health issues, such as cancer.

I think we’re going to see this year the beginnings of maybe it impacting the junior level. I think there is some evidence, I can feel that ourselves, maybe like a slowdown in hiring in that.
Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis

But as it seems, the fear of loss of jobs to AI isn’t going away anytime soon. In a joint interview at Davos with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis indicated that they’ve started seeing the impact of AI on junior roles inside their own AI research labs (via Business Insider).

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However, Google DeepMind’s CEO was a tad optimistic, indicating that AI would create “new and more meaningful jobs”. He further indicated that the adoption of AI across organizations would slow down internship opportunities, but this will be “compensated by the amazing tools out there for everyone”.

As for Anthropic’s CEO, he still maintains his prediction about AI slashing half of entry-level white-collar jobs:

Now I think maybe we’re starting to see just the little beginnings of it, in software and coding. I can see it within Anthropic, where I can look forward to a time where on the more junior end and then on the more intermediate end we actually need less and not more people.

During the pre-AI era, unemployment was still a major issue affecting most countries. The job opportunities available simply don’t match the number of graduates joining the job market every year.

“My worry is as this exponential keeps compounding, and I don’t think it’s going to take that long — again, somewhere between a year and five years — it will overwhelm our ability to adapt,” Amodei warned.

Over the past few years, there has been a lot of speculation about what work could look like in the future. On one hand, Tesla CEO and billionaire claims jobs could eventually turn into optional hobbies with government institutions stepping in with a universal basic income solution.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says AI will replace humans for most things, but it won’t scrap work off the map either. Instead, employees might end up working only 2 days a week within the next 10 years.