Anthropic data confirms Gen Z’s worst fears about AI: Businesses are leaning into automation, a massive threat to entry-level jobs

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New data from AI startup Anthropic may stoke Gen Z’s fears about their future careers: Companies are using the technology primarily to automate tasks, potentially jeopardizing the quality and quantity of entry-level jobs.

Anthropic’s latest Economic Index report published on Monday found 77% of businesses using the company’s Claude AI software are doing so for automation purposes like “full task delegation,” while just 12% are using the tech for collaborative purposes such as learning. Anthropic used data selected from one million application programming interface transcripts from mostly businesses and software developers for its report.