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AI Jobs Stable; 70% Reject Expanding Datacenters

7/26/2026

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Anthropic Finds Stability

Anthropic’s March report found unemployment unchanged for workers highly exposed to AI since late 2022.
Claude now handles 33% of computer-and-math tasks and could eventually cover nearly 100%.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in May he doubts a jobs apocalypse, tempering Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei’s warning that AI could cut half of entry-level jobs within one to five years.

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Americans Oppose AI

A recent poll finds seven in ten Americans oppose building AI datacenters in their area.
Opponents fear the facilities will raise local electricity costs and strain energy supplies.
Critics argue AI could fundamentally disrupt society, fueling its unpopularity.
The International Energy Agency projects datacenter power demand will more than double by 2030 to 945 terawatt-hours, surpassing Japan’s consumption.
Economists warn AI firms lose hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

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Anthropic Finds Stability

Anthropic’s March report found unemployment unchanged for workers highly exposed to AI since late 2022.
Claude now handles 33% of computer-and-math tasks and could eventually cover nearly 100%.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in May he doubts a jobs apocalypse, tempering Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei’s warning that AI could cut half of entry-level jobs within one to five years.

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