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AI's Impact on Jobs: Corporate Leaders' Shifting Predictions

Cansin Cengiz

03 Jul 2025 — 2 min read

AI's Impact on Jobs: A Growing Concern Among Corporate Leaders

The conversation around Artificial Intelligence's impact on the workforce has taken a sharper turn, with prominent corporate leaders increasingly vocal about potential job displacement. What was once a cautiously discussed topic is now becoming a more direct and even competitive area of prediction among America's top executives.

Shifting Predictions from Industry Giants

This trend gained significant public attention when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned in late May that AI could eliminate half of entry-level jobs within five years, potentially pushing U.S. unemployment to 20%. While impactful, Amodei's statement was not an isolated incident. Several other CEOs had already voiced similar concerns, indicating a broader shift in executive outlook.

JPMorgan's Marianne Lake, at an investor day earlier in May, projected AI would "enable" a 10% reduction in their consumer banking workforce.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, in a note to employees, foreshadowed a smaller workforce, attributing it to a "once-in-a-lifetime" technological shift driven by AI.
The CEO of ThredUp stated at a conference that AI is poised to destroy "way more jobs than the average person thinks."
Perhaps the most sweeping claim came from Ford's Jim Farley, who asserted that AI will "literally replace half of all white-collar workers" in the U.S.

A New Era of Workforce Restructuring

This wave of candid predictions marks a notable departure from the more reserved public statements previously common among executives regarding job displacement. While some tech leaders, even within powerful AI companies, have suggested that fears might be overblown, the consistent string of warnings from diverse industries signals that massive workforce restructurings are likely on the horizon, regardless of preparedness.

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