Recent large-scale surveys indicate a marked increase in workplace anxiety directly attributed to AI adoption. A 2024 Gallup poll found 22% of U.S. workers reported being “very” or “somewhat” worried that technology, including AI, would make their jobs obsolete, up from 15% in 2021.

This week, I thought we should discuss one of AI's darkest realities, which we all need to accept and do all we can to manage the consequences. Axios published remarks made during an interview with Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, who shared a blunt, frightening warning for the US government. and all of us. Amodei shared that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs, and spike unemployment to 10-20% in the next one to five years.