Key Takeaways
- Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday, discussing the impact of AI on the world in 2025.
- In the interview, Amodei noted that he believes the job impact from AI will be “faster than what we’ve seen with previous technology.”
- The impact is already being felt, with mass layoffs hitting tech firms around the world and jobs numbers on the decline in the US.
Another tech executive is sounding the alarm on the job impact of AI, with the CEO of Anthropic noting that the technology is likely to eliminate roles “faster than what we’ve seen with previous technology.”
The writing is on the wall, too, with tech firms across the industry laying off employees at an alarming rate, and employment numbers in the US continuing to fall faster than even experts expected.
Luckily, it seems like at least one CEO understands the risks of AI in the long run, whether or not something is being done about it.
Job Impact of AI Will Be ‘Significant’
In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei had a lot to say about AI and its potential impact on the world. More specifically, he explained — as many experts have — that the technology could dramatically impact the job market in a negative way.
“Without intervention, it’s hard to imagine that there won’t be some significant job impact there. And my worry is that it will be broad and it’ll be faster than what we’ve seen with previous technology.” – Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic
Amodei also noted that he believes AI will eventually be more intelligent than “most or all humans in most or all ways.”
AI Is Already Having an Impact
Many of these AI tech leaders talk about job impact like it’s a problem for the future, but the reality is that there are plenty of signs that we’re already in the midst of a serious shift.
Particularly over the last few months, tech firms have been laying off employees at a substantial rate. Amazon — one of the largest employers in the US — laid off 14,000 employees just a few weeks ago, and other companies like IBM, Microsoft, and Salesforce have all been culling roles at a historic rate.
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It’s not just a tech problem, either. Job reports out of the US continue to show slow growth and fewer roles on what seems like a monthly basis.
Entry-level positions are especially vulnerable, with college graduates have some serious problems finding jobs that will hire them.
A Steady Hand on the Wheel?
Tech CEOs haven’t exactly won over the public in the last few years. Scandals and questionable practices have led to a lack of trust, and the rise of AI hasn’t made anyone feel any better.
Amodei, however, seems to be one of the more level-headed AI CEOs out there in 2025, noting that a failure to put up guardrails on this innovative technology could have a dire impact beyond the job market. Luckily, he’s working on it.
“You want a model to go build your business and make you a billion. But you don’t want to wake up one day and find that it’s also locked you out of the company, for example. And so our sort of basic approach to it is, we should just start measuring these autonomous capabilities and to run as many weird experiments as possible and see what happens.” – Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic
The future of AI and its impact on the world remain to be seen, given that the technology is still very much in its infancy. Hopefully cooler heads — like Amodei — can prevail, but it’s a steep mountain to climb when the financial implications are fueling the entire world economy.
