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Time of India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
AI could cut half of all entry-level white collar jobs: Anthropic CEO
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has openly voiced what many people are fearing: artificial intelligence (AI) could eat away nearly half of all entry-level white collar jobs , and soon. Amodei, who leads one of the world's largest AI companies, has warned that significant job cuts could occur within five years, urging consumers and US lawmakers to prepare, according to Axios. He also criticised the government and other AI companies for "sugar-coating" the coming reality: the potential for mass job eliminations across various white-collar professions, particularly at the entry level, including technology, finance, law, and consulting. "Most of them are unaware that this is about to happen. It sounds crazy, people just don't believe it," he said. Amodei is at the helm of the very technology he predicts will bring about the job cuts, and says he is speaking out about this in the hope that the government will heed the warning and protect the nation. A 'jobs' bloodbath Discover the stories of your interest Blockchain 5 Stories Cyber-safety 7 Stories Fintech 9 Stories E-comm 9 Stories ML 8 Stories Edtech 6 Stories Amodei spoke out about the fears of artificial intelligence after demonstrating the ability of his company's latest AI models, under the Claude 4 family. Claude Opus 4, one of the company's chatbots in this family, was in the news after its launch as it exhibited alarming behaviour during safety tests by threatening to blackmail its engineer after being informed it would be replaced. This comes as OpenAI, Google and other major AI firms rapidly enhance their large language models (LLMs), enabling them to increasingly match and surpass human performance across a range of tasks. The report cited Anthropic research, which shows that people still view AI as something that will help them do their job, and not necessarily replace them to do it. But Amodei warns that the use of AI in companies will move more and more towards automation in "as little as a couple of years or less". Hundreds of companies are already producing agents to automate a significant chunk of their gruntwork. AI agents can take on the work of humans and finish it much quicker, for a fraction of the cost. Meta Technologies CEO Mark Zuckerberg had told host Joe Rogan on his podcast that his company is working on making AI a mid-level engineer that can write code. Separately, the company announced plans to lay off 5% of its workforce. Meta is not alone. Big Tech and other conglomerates in the US are laying off workers. Microsoft is cutting 6,000 staff, many of them engineers. Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike slashed 5% of its workforce and Walmart is reportedly cutting 1,500 corporate jobs.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
"Indian forces acted with utmost restraint": MP Anand Sharma in Johannesburg
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Congress MP Anand Sharma , member of the all-party delegation led by NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule , emphasised India's restrained and targeted response to an interaction with the Indian community in Johannesburg, Sharma stated that Indian forces targeted only terrorist headquarters, but when Pakistan retaliated by attacking Indian air bases, India had to respond also highlighted Pakistan's role in harboring terrorists, saying, "We have the terrorists who had attacked Mumbai. Finally, one of them has been extradited to India. The world knows that Osama bin Laden was found in Abbottabad, Pakistan... Indian security forces and the government had acted with utmost restraint. We had only targeted the headquarters of the terror groups. It was unfortunate that Pakistan did not pay heed; instead of taking action, they attacked Indian air bases, and there had to be a forceful Indian retaliation," Sharma all-party Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Supriya Sule, MP, Lok Sabha, commenced the South Africa engagement on May 27, in Johannesburg, with a community interaction, to reiterate India's message against terrorism, as per the delegation conveyed India's zero-tolerance policy towards cross-border terrorism . The delegation shared that Operation Sindoor , conducted by Indian in response, was calibrated, targeted and proportionate, demonstrating India's commitment to countering terrorism without escalating tensions. They emphasised the need to stop differentiating the terrorists and their backers and dismantle the cross-border terrorism infrastructure, developed and used against India for several members of the delegation are Members of Parliament Supriya Sule, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Vikramjeet Singh Sahney, Manish Tewari, Anurag Singh Thakur, Lavu Sri Krishna devarayalu, Anand Sharma, former Minister of Commerce & Industry, V Muraleedharan, Former Minister of State for External Affairs, and Syed Akbaruddin, Former Permanent. Representative of India to the Wednesday, the delegation will visit Cape Town for meetings in the South African Parliament and with South Africa's Ministers of Government.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hawley: House GOP must listen to Trump on Medicaid
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged House Republicans to heed President Trump's advice on Medicaid, seeking to blunt efforts to significantly cut health benefits in the GOP's mammoth budget bill. The president met with GOP members in the Capitol on Tuesday to solidify support for the 'one big beautiful' spending bill aimed at extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts, bolstering border security and raising the nation's debt ceiling while proposing cuts to the insurance program that provides coverage to lower-income families and individuals with disabilities. Trump, behind closed doors, told party members not to 'f‑‑‑ with Medicaid.' 'I hope congressional Republicans are listening,' Hawley wrote in a Tuesday post, resharing a report about Trump telling the GOP at the meeting to leave Medicaid alone. Hawley has long warned his party against Medicaid cuts, writing in a New York Times op-ed earlier this month that slashing health care for the working poor 'is both morally wrong and politically suicidal.' Proposed cuts have raised concerns for lawmakers across the country after a Congressional Budget Office report said the spending bill could result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034 and 7.6 million people going uninsured. In past weeks, Republicans have pledged not to touch the insurance program despite legislative language suggesting they would. 'Our priority remains the same: strengthen and sustain Medicaid for those whom the program was intended to serve: expectant mothers, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly,' House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) said last week. He added that the reforms will 'return taxpayer dollars to middle-class families.' Trump on Tuesday argued that Republicans should focus on 'waste, fraud and abuse' in Medicaid, maintaining, 'We are not doing any cutting of anything meaningful.' After Trump's Capitol meeting, House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) said the president didn't convince enough people that the current spending bill is 'adequate.' House Republican leaders are pushing to pass the bill before Memorial Day. Democrats, meanwhile, have blasted the GOP legislation, asserting it would harm vulnerable women and children most. 'It's clear that all this bill does is take away health care for millions of Americans in order to pay for giant tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. And that's not what the American people want,' Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), the top Democrat on Energy and Commerce Committee, said last week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
20-05-2025
- Health
- The Hill
Hawley: House GOP must listen to Trump on Medicaid
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged House Republicans to heed President Trump's advice on Medicaid, seeking to blunt efforts to significantly cut health benefits in the GOP's mammoth budget bill. The president met with GOP members in the Capitol on Tuesday to solidify support for the 'one big beautiful' spending bill aimed at extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts, bolstering border security and raising the nation's debt ceiling while proposing cuts to the insurance program that provides coverage to lower-income families and individuals with disabilities. Trump, behind closed doors, told party members not to 'f‑‑‑ with Medicaid.' 'I hope congressional Republicans are listening,' Hawley wrote in a Tuesday post, resharing a report about Trump telling the GOP at the meeting to leave Medicaid alone. Hawley has long warned his party against Medicaid cuts, writing in a New York Times op-ed earlier this month that slashing health care for the working poor 'is both morally wrong and politically suicidal.' Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here Proposed cuts have raised concerns for lawmakers across the country after a Congressional Budget Office report said the spending bill could result in 10.3 million people losing Medicaid coverage by 2034 and 7.6 million people going uninsured. In past weeks, Republicans have pledged not to touch the insurance program despite legislative language suggesting they would. 'Our priority remains the same: strengthen and sustain Medicaid for those whom the program was intended to serve: expectant mothers, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly,' House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) said last week. He added that the reforms will 'return taxpayer dollars to middle-class families.' Trump on Tuesday argued that Republicans should focus on 'waste, fraud and abuse' in Medicaid, maintaining, 'We are not doing any cutting of anything meaningful.' After Trump's Capitol meeting, House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) said the president didn't convince enough people that the current spending bill is 'adequate.' House Republican leaders are pushing to pass the bill before Memorial Day. Democrats, meanwhile, have blasted the GOP legislation, asserting it would harm vulnerable women and children most. 'It's clear that all this bill does is take away health care for millions of Americans in order to pay for giant tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. And that's not what the American people want,' Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.), the top Democrat on Energy and Commerce Committee, said last week.
Scoop
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Scoop
Tauranga's Lacklustre By-Election Turnout Makes Case For Ditching Māori Wards
Responding to the results of Tauranga's Te Awanui Māori Ward by-election, Tauranga-based ACT MP Cameron Luxton says: "Here's another reason to ditch Māori council wards: "In Tauranga's Māori ward by-election this week, less than 12% of eligible voters turned out. It means we have a new councillor elected with just 464 first-preference votes. "For comparison, in general ward by elections, 22% turned out in Hamilton East last year, and 42% in Ashburton in 2023. "When we have Māori ward councillors with full decision-making powers, elected by just a handful of voters, it makes a joke of local democracy. It means some people's votes are more powerful than others. "In Tauranga the situation is especially absurd, because in addition to Māori ward councillors, we also have unelected mana whenua representatives on Council committees. "Thankfully ACT has brought back referendums on Māori wards. But councils shouldn't be introducing them in the first place. Local issues of rates and roads can be addressed without dividing the community by race. In fact, the council could heed the message of this week's by-election turnout, and simply take the option we've given them to remove the race-based ward without even having to go through a referendum process. "Outside of Tauranga, ACT is standing candidates in this year's local elections, and ACT councillors will fight for equal rights, democracy, and the principle of 'one person, one vote'. I just wish we had more of these values at the table in Tauranga."
