Anthropic, the creator of the Claude AI model, became the last heavyweight to acknowledge that his own technology could disrupt the labor market, committing the first $200 million (€173 million) on Wednesday to investigate the effects of artificial intelligence on employment and the wider economy.
The money will go to what the company calls the “Economic Futures Research Fund, ”, which will support research trials and assessments of public policies that the firm considers promising.
Anthropic is also creating a $150 million (€130 million) scholarship program that professionals at the beginning of their careers say will help spread the benefits of artificial intelligence to communities in the U.S. ’.
In an article published on his personal website, CEO Dario Amodei argued that artificial intelligence could cause far greater and longer-lasting disruptions to the labor market than past technological changes, suggesting that taxes imposed on artificial intelligence companies could one day help finance a universal basic income.
Amodei, “, wrote that the main challenge in such a world would not be to promote growth, but to find a way for everyone to share the benefits”, and “ added that he was not trying to become the prophet of the Apocalypse.
A gradual plan to increase unemployment and share the gains of artificial intelligence
The Anthropic’in framework reveals how the U.S. government can react to the AI-driven disruption at three levels: %5, %Unemployment or unspecified “ is an unprecedented ” level.
The latest U.S. unemployment rate announced last week %It was at 4.3.
In the heaviest scenario, the company argues that permanent support will be needed, citing universal basic income, dominant wealth models and equity sharing as ways to spread the wealth generated by artificial intelligence.
Amodei wrote that a universal basic income could be financed through taxes imposed on “-related companies or a higher capital gains tax.
This move follows OpenAI’'s commitment on Monday to ensure that the achievements of AI’ are shared across “.
CEO Sam Altman recently met with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders to discuss the issuance of public ownership shares in AI companies through a public wealth fund. Both companies are moving towards stock market listings.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he would soon meet with AI executives to discuss giving “ back to the public, and told reporters that if we do ”, the public will be very rich, “ said.
Anthropic also recommends that governments “ be able to block or deter ”-forming AI models that pose a significant risk of disruptive damage.
Amodei argued that because artificial intelligence (such as aircraft, cars and drugs) is “, capable of killing large numbers of people if poorly designed or operated, surveillance must adhere to the strictness of U.S. aviation rules and models must be tested and inspected before they can be released.
