Silicon Valley insiders warn AI will displace millions of jobs

8 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30

In San Francisco, engineers, founders, venture capitalists and managers increasingly fear automation will erode workers’ bargaining power and deepen inequality as AI companies and capital owners gain.
The article cites Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei’s warnings of a white-collar "blood bath" and describes graduates and software engineers already anxious about shrinking opportunities.
Some insiders fear artificial general intelligence could lock people into permanent class positions, though most economists and AI experts reject that outcome and argue policy choices will shape how workers are supported.

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