AI isn’t just writing essays and drawing weird images anymore—it’s coming straight for white-collar jobs. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, dropped a bombshell this week, warning that AI will zap up to half of entry-level jobs, pushing unemployment rates up to 20%.
Once-safe starter jobs are now prime targets for ruthless bots looking for efficiency. Meanwhile, LinkedIn’s Aneesh Raman says the bottom of career ladders is already splintering, creating a Gen Z career crisis like the 1980s. It might hit faster than you can type “job security” because CEOs are quietly plotting automation strategies. Consider this your wake-up call.
In Context: Maybe you’re “functionally unemployed” and don’t even know it.
