Anthropic CEO: AI may lead to millions of white-collar workers losing their jobs, calling for taxation on AI companies.

Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei recently sounded the alarm: AI is evolving rapidly. Just two years ago, it was at the level of a smart high school student, but now it is already at the level of a top university student, and its future potential is immeasurable. White-collar jobs are at risk, especially entry-level positions in industries such as finance, consulting, and technology, including tasks like document summarization, brainstorming, and financial reporting. The crisis timeline indicates that within the next 1 to 5 years, we could see a significant impact of AI on the job market with skyrocketing unemployment rates. Amodei is concerned that the unemployment rate could rise to 10%-20%. Facing this potential crisis, Amodei and Anthropic company have proposed some initial strategies: first, "measuring" the impact with an economic index tool to track the speed and extent of AI's impact on the economy and employment; guiding AI towards "enhancement rather than replacement" by designing AI systems to assist rather than completely replace humans. However, he admits that this may only be a short-term solution. Education and adaptation are also crucial, helping workers learn how to use AI and improve their adaptability. Government intervention is considered essential, with Amodei suggesting that authorities need to consider how to act, even proposing a controversial idea of taxing their own AI companies to balance the economic competition environment.