Josh AlleyThe people on the forefront have better information than you. They are more informed.
Anthropic polled 1,334 of its employees. They're more sure than most of us that AI will take over jobs.
An Anthropic survey of 1,334 employees found they expect AI to handle about 80% of their own work by 2030, far more than US workers generally anticipate.
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