--- title: The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon description: Despite bold predictions from AI leaders like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman about AI eliminating vast numbers of jobs, current data shows no systematic increase... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-probably-isn-t-coming-anytime-soon-reb8n6xr2 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon | daily.dev og:description: Despite bold predictions from AI leaders like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman about AI eliminating vast numbers of jobs, current data shows no systematic increase... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-ai-jobs-apocalypse-probably-isn-t-coming-anytime-soon-reb8n6xr2 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ReB8n6XR2.png og:image:alt: The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The AI jobs apocalypse probably isn’t coming anytime soon **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Despite bold predictions from AI leaders like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman about AI eliminating vast numbers of jobs, current data shows no systematic increase in unemployment among highly exposed workers since late 2022. Anthropic's own research finds AI deployment remains a fraction of what's technically feasible, and labor productivity growth has actually been slower in the AI era than during the 1990s IT boom. Economists point to the 'O-ring argument' — as long as AI can't perform every task perfectly, it raises the value of remaining human tasks rather than eliminating them. Additional headwinds include public opposition to data centers, enormous and potentially unsustainable energy costs, rapid depreciation of AI models, and ongoing questions about whether AI can truly handle everything a modern economy requires. The jobs apocalypse remains possible but has not materialized, and the economics of AI at scale look increasingly fragile. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Big Tech said AI would take your job. 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