Anthropic · AI Agent · Google · Fortune Technology
Anthropic’s CEO has been warning of a jobpocalypse, but Anthropic’s own recent research showed the gap between perception
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The company projects great potential for what AI might do in fields like finance and architecture.
Key facts
- Google cofounder Sergey Brin promised in 2012 that driverless cars would be ubiquitous by 2017
- This article appears in the April/May 2026 issue of Fortune with the headline “9 reasons not to freak out (yet) about AI
- In early 2024, Klarna proudly claimed to have agents doing the work of 700 humans in customer service, in conjunction with a hiring freeze
- The Remote Labor Index focused on jobs that could be accomplished completely over the internet, and found that less than 4.5% could be adequately completed by AI agents
Summary
Employers are under enormous pressure to adopt AI and ditch employees. But leaders shouldn’t feel like they have to rush to embrace a future that isn’t here yet. “Experts” have often been wildly wrong in their predictions. Big Tech wants you to believe it has created artificial general intelligence. When it comes to impact on employment, AI giants’ numbers don’t support their claims. Anthropic’s CEO has been warning of a jobpocalypse, but Anthropic’s own recent research showed the gap between perception and reality.