Some tech elites warn ‘reality itself’ may not survive the AI revolution

Food for thought! But beware of alarmism and hysteria!

When e.g. the Industrial Revolution took off, we had similar prophets of doom back then. Beware, but be cool! No panic!

To reference Joseph Schumpeter's creative destruction, something new and better will emerge again. Maybe a true leisure society? Maybe the rebirth of the lost paradise on Earth? Who knows!

This article has at least following shortcomings that come immediately to my mind:

1. They omitted to quote Geoffrey Hinton (one of the so called three godfathers of machine learning (ML) & AI), who has become for some time an outspoken warner and skeptic of AI.
2. Omitted to explore the possibility that the next iteration of AI may be biological, because the human brain is so much more efficient than computers.
3. Dario Amodei is not only the CEO of Anthropic, he is also a highly cited and recognized researcher in ML & AI.

"When Elon Musk warns that money may soon lose its meaning and Dario Amodei speaks of an AI-driven class war, you might think the media would take notice. ...

Together, they are two of the most influential figures shaping the AI revolution. And they’re warning that artificial intelligence will redefine everything — from work and value to meaning and even our grasp of reality. ...

Warnings from inside the machine

At the 2025 Davos conference, hosted by the World Economic Forum, Amodei made a prediction that should have dominated headlines. Within a few years, he said, AI systems will outperform nearly all humans at almost every task — and eventually surpass us in everything.

“When that happens,” Amodei said, “we will need to have a conversation about how we organize our economy. How do humans find meaning?” ...

Amodei warns that if 30% of human labor becomes fully automated, it could ignite a class war between the displaced and the privileged. Entire segments of the population could become economically “useless” in a system no longer designed for them. ..."

Tech elites warn ‘reality itself’ may not survive the AI revolution | Blaze Media "The leading architects of artificial intelligence say the economy, politics, and purpose will collapse — but the world scrolls past their warnings."

Dario Amodei