Anthropic’s Grim AI Forecast | AI & Kids: Lego Data Update | Apple Exposes Illusion of AI's Thinking

Episode notes

Happy Friday, everyone! This week’s update is one of those episodes where the pieces don’t immediately look connected until you zoom out. A CEO warning of mass white collar unemployment. A Lego research study shows that kids are already immersed in generative AI. And, Apple is shaking things up by dismantling the myth of “AI thinking.” Three different angles, but they all speak to a deeper tension: We’re moving too fast without understanding the cost. We’re putting trust in tools we don’t fully grasp. And, we’re forgetting the humans we’re building for. With that, let’s get into it. ⸻ Anthropic Predicts a “White Collar Bloodbath” - But Who’s Responsible for the Fallout? In an interview that’s made headlines for its stark predictions, Anthropic’s CEO warned that 10 - 20% of entry-level white collar jobs could disappear in the next five years. But here’s the real tension: the people building the future are the same ones warning us about it while doing very little to help people prepare.

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