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title: "Anthropic polled 1,334 of its employees. They're more sure than most of us that AI will take over jobs."
description: "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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section: "Work"
author: "Josh Alley"
author_url: "https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley"
published: "2026-10-17T16:04:22.783Z"
updated: "2026-10-17T16:04:22.783Z"
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source_url: "https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-survey-reveals-ai-potential-impact-on-unemployment-2026-10"
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# 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.*

By [Josh Alley](https://hastalavista.ai/authors/alley) · October 17, 2026

Source: [Anthropic polled 1,334 of its employees. They're more sure than most of us that AI will take over jobs.](https://www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-survey-reveals-ai-potential-impact-on-unemployment-2026-10) — Business Insider

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