Anthropic unveiled an “early warning” system that gauges how exposed U.S. occupations are to artificial intelligence by mapping task-level capabilities against real-world use. The analysis shows white-collar roles lead the risk ranks—programmers (75% of tasks exposed), customer service reps (70%), and data-entry keyers (67%)—even as the firm finds little evidence of broad employment effects so far. Highly exposed jobs are projected to grow more slowly through 2034, according to BLS data, and skew older, female, more educated, and higher-paid. Roles requiring hands-on, physical work—such as groundskeepers, cooks, and mechanics—show the lowest exposure, underscoring a widening divide between digital, task-heavy occupations and in-person jobs.
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