Overview

• Dario Amodei projects AI may eliminate roughly half of all entry-level white-collar roles within one to five years, potentially driving U.S. unemployment to 10–20%.
• He identified technology, finance, law and consulting as the sectors most vulnerable to mass automation at the junior level.
• Amodei urged AI developers and government leaders to stop “sugar-coating” the scale of the threat and to prepare mitigation measures such as upskilling and policy safeguards.
• Other high-profile executives, including Mark Cuban and Jensen Huang, argue that AI will spawn new companies and roles that boost overall employment.
• Workforce experts recommend focusing on human-centric skills, in-person tasks and collaboration with AI tools to shield careers from displacement.