‘Companies are always looking to reduce cost and improve efficacies, so there is a strong probability this is going to happen in many organisations’
Canadian workers are sharply divided over the likelihood that artificial intelligence (AI) will trigger mass job losses, according to a recent report.
Overall, 48 per cent of workers say it is “somewhat likely” that Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s prediction will come true, reports The Conversation. Amodei predicted that AI could “wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike unemployment to 10 to 20 per cent in the next one to five years.”
Fewer than one in five (16 per cent) say this scenario is “very likely,” while 36 per cent claim it is “not too likely” or “not at all likely.”
The survey of 2,519 working Canadians—conducted by The Conversation and the Angus Reid Forum from Sept. 8 to 18—also included open-ended questions, providing a window into the reasoning behind these attitudes.
Many of the pessimistic responses focused on concerns about corporate priorities. A 63-year-old writer stated, “Companies are greedy. They want to get rid of as many jobs as possible.”
This sentiment was echoed by a 66-year-old clinical manager who said, “Companies are always looking to reduce cost and improve efficacies, so there is a strong probability this is going to happen in many organisations over the next 5 to 10 years as AI continues to be used.”
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