Anthropic CEO warned that a major AI wave could soon change jobs and industries.
He said AI is already doing research and coding work and may replace top experts.
The company is launching AI work tools and adding safety measures for the future.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has warned that the world is on the edge of an ‘AI tsunami’ that could reshape economies, geopolitics, and the very nature of work. Speaking on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s podcast, Amodei said society is not fully prepared for the speed at which AI is advancing. He compared the upcoming surge of AI innovation to a tsunami which is clearly visible on the horizon yet underestimated by many. Amodei further claims that AI is already replacing duties in scientific research, mathematics, and coding and that its influence will only increase, impacting businesses and occupations in ways that humans are only now starting to comprehend.
SurveyDuring the discussion, Amodei also pointed out that AI is approaching human-level capabilities faster than expected. However, when asked to describe AI, he said that it’s a technology that could transform how businesses operate and how nations wield power. While he acknowledged AI’s potential to solve major problems, such as curing diseases, he also warned the public about the risks of concentration of AI power in the hands of a few companies.
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Using the platform, Amodei also urged the makers to develop AI more responsibly and with strong safety and governance frameworks. Highlighting the urgency of public awareness and careful planning, Amodei said, ‘It’s as if a tsunami is coming at us, yet people are coming up with explanations that it’s not really a tsunami.’
The warnings voiced in Kamath’s podcast echo recent updates from Anthropic itself. In its Responsible Scaling Policy roadmap, the company revealed that its AI systems could replace or dramatically accelerate the work of top human researchers as early as 2027. The roadmap points to domains such as energy, robotics, weapon development, and AI research where automation may have a dramatic impact on international security and geopolitics. Anthropic is set to introduce safety measures, internal auditing, and red-teaming infrastructure to ensure that its AI system behaves within a set of strict guidelines.
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Furthermore, Anthropic has already begun the rollout of AI for knowledge work through its Claude Cowork system, which can automate tasks in the fields of law, finance, HR, and operations. Integrated with tools like Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, DocuSign, FactSet, LegalZoom, Excel, PowerPoint, and WordPress, Claude Cowork can edit files, maintain context across multiple documents, and effectively manage complex workflows. According to Kate Jensen, Anthropic’s head of the Americas, Claude Cowork ‘transformed how developers work in 2025, and in 2026, it will do the same for knowledge work.’
Anthropic further says that as early as 2027, its AI could fully replace or dramatically accelerate the work of entire top-tier human research teams, particularly in high-stakes fields such as energy, robotics, weapons development, and AI research. The company is simultaneously building strong safety measures, internal auditing, and red-teaming systems to ensure these AI-driven teams operate within strict governance and alignment guidelines.
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