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AI CEO says technology ¡®moving very quickly,¡¯ could soon replace more jobs
AI CEO says technology ¡®moving very quickly,¡¯ could soon replace more jobs
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei doubled down on his warning that artificial intelligence could soon cause mass unemployment, even as the technology¡¯s current capabilities lag behind many predictions.
Amodei, who runs one of the world¡¯s leading AI labs, warned that the technology is advancing ¡°very quickly¡± and has already begun replacing jobs at Axios¡¯ AI+ DC Summit on Wednesday.
¡°This is already happening,¡± Amodei said.
Amodei¡¯s comments come as recent data points to a labor market that is weakening quicker than expected. The unemployment rate hit a three-year high last month, and the economy is adding relatively few jobs compared to recent years. It is unclear whether the labor market slowdown is related to AI technology, though.
In many cases, AI remains more about its promise than its current returns. Apple, for example, found that an AI-powered Siri assistant wasn¡¯t up to its quality standards, and in several cases, the use of AI chatbots has been linked to mental health spirals.
This isn¡¯t the first time Amodei has sounded the alarm about AI¡¯s potential to wipe out jobs. In May, Amodei warned that the AI tools that Anthropic and other companies are racing to build could eliminate half of entry-level, white-collar jobs and boostunemployment to as much as 20% in the next one to five years.
¡°When an exponential is moving very quickly, you can¡¯t be sure. This could happen faster than I imagine, this could happen slower than I imagine, or something very different could happen,¡± Amodei said on Wednesday.
¡°But I think it is likely enough to happen that we felt that there was a need to warn the world about it,¡± he added.
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Amodei also suggested the government may need to step in and support people in adapting to the AI revolution, perhaps by taxing AI companies¡¯ gains.
Some critics have suggested that Amodei¡¯s repeated warnings sometimes serve more to burnish his image as a responsible leader in the field or to elevate his technology¡¯s market position.
But Amodei argued on Wednesdaythat many people are underestimating AI.
¡°I think there¡¯s a little disconnect here, where people will sometimes say, ¡®Oh, you¡¯re worried about what AI is going to do to jobs, but AI can¡¯t do this, AI can¡¯t do that,¡¯¡± he said. ¡°Well, we¡¯re talking about today¡¯s AI. The technology is moving quickly.¡±
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.... for the copier industry, I think discussion about how AI empowers copiers in the office workplace is being promoted by all OEMs in one way or another.
It is almost expected in most press releases with the promise of greater productivity and less man hours to complete a task.
How AI will effect manpower levels in the copier industry is unknown. I think back office staff are most at risk.
I think most people agree that the copier/ print industry particularily amongst service techncians is greying with old age.
I do not think even with a modern very reliable copier, you can ever replace a sales or service person being onsite to cater to a customers needs. Unboxing, assembling, delivering, integrating and troubleshooting cannot be done without human hands.
I do think that those people who earn a living from touching a keyboard all day are at risk.
AI consumes vast amounts of water and electricity stressing out the environment.
If AI starts causing massive job losses especially among entry level positions, society is going to suffer some real dislocations.
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