The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon
Last January, he told us AI would probably become a “general labor substitute for humans”. Deployment of the technology “remains a fraction of what’s feasible”. Claude covers just 33% of all tasks in the computer and math category whereas theoretically it could take over nearly 100% of them.Forget the AI job apocalypse.
- ▪Last January, he told us AI would probably become a “general labor substitute for humans”.
- ▪Deployment of the technology “remains a fraction of what’s feasible”.
- ▪Claude covers just 33% of all tasks in the computer and math category whereas theoretically it could take over nearly 100% of them.Forget the AI job apocalypse.
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‘Despite its vast progress, big doubts remain on whether AI can do everything a modern economy needs.’ Photograph: DragonImages/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘Despite its vast progress, big doubts remain on whether AI can do everything a modern economy needs.’ Photograph: DragonImages/Getty ImagesReworkedAI (artificial intelligence)The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soonEduardo PorterArtificial intelligence may not deliver on its promise of vast economic opportunity at a price that humanity is willing to paySupported byAbout this contentSat 25 Jul 2026 09.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Jul 2026 09.01 EDTShareIn March, Anthropic, the cutting-edge artificial intelligence business that gave us the chatbot Claude, published an analysis on the impact of AI on employment,…
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