Overview

• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns AI could eliminate up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, potentially raising unemployment by 10–20%.
• Microsoft cut 3% of its global workforce and CrowdStrike reduced headcount by 5%, both attributing those layoffs to accelerated AI integration.
• Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff rejects dire job-loss forecasts even as his company shifts 500 support roles to AI-driven positions and slows engineer hiring.
• Unemployment among recent college graduates climbed to 5.8% in Q1—the highest since 2021—prompting some firms to test tasks with AI before recruiting human candidates.
• Experts propose measures such as a revenue-based “token tax” on AI companies, expanded retraining programs and universal basic income to soften workforce disruption.