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The Journal. · Wednesday, July 1, 2026

AI Leaders' Early Predictions on Job Impact Called 'Ominous'

Early predictions from AI leaders like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei suggested significant job displacement due to AI, with Amodei even predicting that half of all entry-level jobs could be affected by 2030. However, both have reportedly walked back these more dire forecasts.

personSam AltmanpersonDario AmodeipersonBrad OlesoncompanyOpenAIcompanyAnthropic

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It's hard to imagine that there won't be some significant job impact there.
Dario Amodei
And my worry is that it'll be broad and it'll be faster than what we've seen with previous technology.
Dario Amodei
Dario Amodei predicted, you know, a while ago, that like half of all entry level jobs could be affected by 2030, you know.
Brad Oleson
Heard on The Journal. — “Microsoft’s CEO Has a Message: Don’t Let AI Eat the Economy, published Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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