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Episode 1554Apr 16, 2026

Anthropic’s head of economics answers our questions about AI and the job market

We dig into Anthropic’s own economic research.

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Anthropic’s head of economics answers our questions about AI and the job market
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Will AI take my job? On today’s show, Anthropic’s head of economics Peter McCrory sits down with Kimberly to answer our burning questions about artificial intelligence’s effects on the labor market. We’ll get into what Anthropic’s research shows about how people are using the company’s chatbot Claude and what that could mean for the future of the global economy.

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Anthropic’s head of economics answers our questions about AI and the job market