AI and jobs
Whether AI displaces human work, which jobs go first, and what replaces them.
- DA
1 Jan 2026
Dario Amodei quoted
This is a topic that I warned about very publicly in 2025 , where I predicted that AI could displace half of all entry-level white collar jobs in the next 1–5 years, even as it accelerates economic growth and scientific progress.
↗The Adolescence of Technology (January 2026)darioamodei.com
- DA
1 Jan 2026
Dario Amodei quoted
To be clear, speed in itself does not mean labor markets and employment won’t eventually recover, it just implies the short-term transition will be unusually painful compared to past technologies, since humans and labor markets are slow to react and to equilibrate.
↗The Adolescence of Technology (January 2026)darioamodei.com
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- DH
24 Apr 2025
David Heinemeier Hansson quoted
However good AI gets, we're always going to need people who know the ins and outs of what the machine comes up with.
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- DH
7 Apr 2025
David Heinemeier Hansson quoted
HoldsUniversal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss.
The purpose of work is not just about earning your keep, but also about earning a purpose and a place in the world.
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- SA
9 Feb 2025
Sam Altman quoted
We will find new things to do, new ways to be useful to each other, and new ways to compete, but they may not look very much like the jobs of today.
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- DA
1 Oct 2024
Dario Amodei quoted
HoldsUniversal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss.
It could be as simple as a large universal basic income for everyone, although I suspect that will only be a small part of a solution.