Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that AI will cause “unusually painful” disruption to the job market, predicting last year that it could eliminate half of all white-collar jobs.

In a 20,000-word essay, he argued that AI poses unprecedented risks, including autonomous unpredictability, misuse by bad actors, and the potential for global authoritarian control.

Amodei said the labor market will face shocks far broader and faster than past technological changes, making recovery more difficult.

He emphasized that humanity may lack the social, political, and technological systems needed to manage the power AI brings, CNBC has reported.

His warnings have sparked debate among tech leaders, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang acknowledging the risks while suggesting only Anthropic should develop such AI technologies.