Anthropic CEO says an 'intrinsic' feature of AI may be fewer jobs. His answer? Redistribute the upside.

• Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns that AI-related job loss may be “intrinsic” to the tech’s creation.
• In a new policy essay, he suggested that measures like universal basic income may offset job losses.
• Amodei’s commentary has shifted in recent weeks as the company gears up for its historic IPO.

Amodei’s latest policy memo said Anthropic aims to help corporate customers find new revenue and “do more with their existing workforce,” rather than focusing solely on cost savings. However, he said, if AI’s upside is truly as enormous as he argues, society needs a plan for workers who may not automatically share in its gains.