After Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis too disagrees with Anthropic CEO's AI job warning

After
Nvidia
CEO
Jensen Huang
's recent dismissal of apocalyptic job-loss predictions,
Google DeepMind
CEO
Demis Hassabis
has also dismissed the pessimistic predictions made by Anthropic CEO
Dario Amodei
. Recently, Amodei warned of significant white-collar job displacement, Hassabis and Huang present a more optimistic point of view. Speaking at the SXSW London festival, Hassabis stated that AI will disrupt traditional roles but also emphasised that it will also create valuable and new jobs, particularly for those with STEM skills and technical fluency. Hassabis has asked the students and professionals to embrace AI tools and also build foundational knowledge in math, physics, and computer science, calling them essential for navigating the AI-driven future.
AI job warning: What Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said about
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that artificial intelligence could eliminate 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within the next five years, potentially driving US unemployment to 20%. The stark prediction comes as AI technology rapidly advances, with sectors including technology, finance, law, and consulting facing the greatest disruption.
"We, as the producers of this technology, have a duty and an obligation to be honest about what is coming," Amodei told Axios in an interview published Wednesday. The 42-year-old CEO emphasized that most people remain unaware of the impending transformation, calling it a reality that "sounds crazy, and people just don't believe it."
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Anthropic CEO is very wrong
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang expressed sharp disagreement with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's predictions about AI-driven job automation during a press briefing at VivaTech in Paris. Huang specifically challenged Amodei's recent claim that AI could eliminate up to 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within five years, dismissing the notion as overly alarmist.
'I pretty much disagree with almost everything [Amodei] says,' Huang stated, critiquing three key points he attributed to Amodei: that AI is so dangerous only a select few should develop it, that it's too costly for widespread development, and that its power will lead to massive job losses. 'If you want things to be done safely and responsibly, you do it in the open … Don't do it in a dark room and tell me it's safe,' Huang added, advocating for transparent and collaborative AI development.
Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis said about AI job warning
Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis has also expressed less concern about widespread job displacement due to AI. While acknowledging that AI will inevitably transform roles and that humanity is undergoing a shift even greater than the Industrial Revolution, Hassabis remains optimistic about human adaptability. He believes AI will lead to the emergence of "new very valuable jobs," particularly benefiting "technically savvy people who are at the forefront of using these technologies."
Hassabis's primary concern regarding AI lies not in job loss, but in its potential misuse by malicious actors. He stresses the urgent need for global regulation and an international framework to govern AI, likening it to a "digital Geneva Convention," to prevent powerful AI systems from falling into the wrong hands.
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