AI was supposed to destroy jobs. Where’s the carnage?
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Source: The Guardian TechnologyAugust 12, 2026
Summary
AI industry leaders predicted that artificial intelligence would eliminate large numbers of jobs, with Anthropic's CEO claiming half of entry-level white-collar positions would disappear and OpenAI's CEO suggesting entire job categories would end. However, a year after these predictions, the widespread job losses haven't materialized, though economists still expect changes to the job market.
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
Affected Vendors
AnthropicOpenAI
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Original source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/12/ai-job-destruction
First tracked: August 12, 2026 at 08:01 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%