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What Dario Amodei thinks about AI and jobs

@dario-amodei · 40 positions · 0 changes of mind

Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic; previously VP of research at OpenAI.

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6 dated positions, 2024 to 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Dario Amodei has said — not written or endorsed by them.

  1. Our readingEnduring job displacement is undesirable and dangerous, and should be minimised rather than accepted as a goal.

    Their wordsFirst, enduring job displacement is undesirable and dangerous, and we should do everything we can to minimize or prevent it, not to bring it about.

    ↗Policy on the AI Exponential (June 2026)darioamodei.com

    Interesting

  3. Our readingIf AI permanently drives down demand for labour, long-term income support for a significant fraction of the workforce will likely become necessary.

    Their wordsIf AI-driven labor displacement ends up being large in magnitude and permanently drives down the demand for labor, it will likely be necessary to go beyond mere incentive programs to long-term income support for a significant fraction of the labor force.

    ↗Policy on the AI Exponential (June 2026)darioamodei.com

    Interesting
  4. 5 months earlier

  5. Our readingAI could displace half of all entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years, even while it accelerates economic growth.

    Their wordsThis 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

    Interesting

  7. Our readingBecause AI matches the general cognitive profile of humans, it will also be good at the new jobs that would ordinarily replace the ones it automates.

    Their wordsBy contrast, AI is increasingly matching the general cognitive profile of humans, which means it will also be good at the new jobs that would ordinarily be created in response to the old ones being automated.

    ↗The Adolescence of Technology (January 2026)darioamodei.com

    Interesting

  9. Our readingLabour markets will eventually recover from AI, but the speed of the transition makes the short term unusually painful compared with past technologies.

    Their wordsTo 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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    Interesting
  10. 15 months earlier

  11. Our readingUniversal basic income is at most a small part of the answer to AI-driven job loss.

    Their wordsIt 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.

    ↗Machines of Loving Grace (October 2024)darioamodei.com

    Interesting