Experts cast doubt on Anthropic report detailing how AI has altered work at the company
Anthropic's recent report claims that AI agents have fundamentally changed its internal work processes, leading to reduced hiring of junior staff. However, experts remain skeptical of these claims, noting that previous predictions by the company's CEO failed to materialize.
Why it matters
This debate highlights the tension between corporate AI adoption narratives and the actual impact of automation on the labor market and entry-level employment.
Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, and Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s CEO, attend the Dreamforce 2026 summit in San Francisco, California, on 15 September 2026. Dario Amodei, Anthropic’s CEO, and Marc Benioff, Salesforce’s CEO, attend the Dreamforce 2026 summit in San Francisco, California, on 15 September 2026. Reworked Anthropic Experts cast doubt on Anthropic report detailing how AI has altered work at the company Anthropic claims AI will shift how work gets done and labor demand – but some experts are skeptical of the vision
About this content Ramin Skibba Fri 23 Oct 2026 15.00 BST Last modified on Fri 23 Oct 2026 23.22 BST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google L ast year, the Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, warned that artificial intelligence could eliminate half of entry-level white-collar jobs and that in six months it would be writing 90% of code . Neither of those predictions came to pass.
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