Morning Edition · Saturday, July 11, 2026Published at 2:01 AM EDT · New York
Anthropic Researchers Repeat the Claim That Today's Models Can Automate White-Collar Work
The claim that current systems are enough to automate white-collar jobs within five years, even if progress stalls, conflicts with the same group's data showing that actual usage is far below what the models can theoretically do.
Anthropic researchers restated a familiar and contested position. Even if AI progress stopped today, they argue, current systems could automate a large share of white-collar work within five years, as circulated by AI Post. The claim repeat…
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