Dario Amodei, the CEO of artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic, spoke with "60 Minutes" about the potential dangers of AI, including a potential spike in unemployment by up to 20 percent over the next five years.

The CEO of Anthropic, a major AI company, has warned that artificial intelligence could eliminate up to half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and raise unemployment rates to between 10 and 20 percent within the next one to five years if not properly addressed. The warning, discussed on CBS America, highlights the rapid integration of AI into various sectors, including government and military operations, and the potential for significant workforce disruption.

Experts, including former US cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs, emphasized the importance of prioritizing AI safety and the need for robust guardrails to prevent misuse, such as the development of weapons of mass destruction. Additionally, concerns were raised about whether current energy infrastructure can support the growing demands of AI, as increased data center operations may outpace available power resources.

Tech expert warns AI could spike unemployment over the next five years

Some tech tech experts are warning about the potential dangers of fast-moving and unregulated artificial intelligence as more facets of everyday life turned to AI The CEO of anthropic a major AI company told Anderson Cooper the technology has its very real dangers Here's a little bit of their conversation from 60 minutes You've said AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike unemployment to 10 to 20 percent in the next 1 to 5 Yes That is the future. We could see if we don't become aware of this problem now half of all entry-level white-collar Well, if we look at entry-level consultants lawyers Financial professionals, you know many of kind of the white-collar service industries a lot of what they do You know AI models are already quite good at and without intervention It's hard to imagine that there won't be some significant job impact there And my worry is that it'll be broad and it'll be faster than what we've seen with previous technology CBS News contributor and former US cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs is here to weigh in on all of this and this particularly troublesome warning for us Chris always good to see you my friend So so let's talk about this warning Which is sort of ironic coming from the head of one of the major AI companies It helped people understand why someone like him would be raising these concerns Well anthropic is a company that's actually almost constitutionally founded on safety on Understanding what the risks are with the technology that they're developing and putting out into the marketplace putting out there into society and in that Regard they're a bit of a standout and a standalone So credit Dario and his team and I've talked to his team for years now about what they're doing and how they're viewing the risk here but the a number of the points that he makes including the displacement of large segments of the workforce are Absolutely something that is in the very near term, you know You think again about those white-collar jobs consulting lawyers even they're being displaced by a gentic AI So AI that is autonomous and conducts activities and actions on its own that that's happening right now It is a real real concern So as you know, people are leaning more and more on AI and chat bots for seemingly Everything I've joked in the segment leading up to this that I always say Thank you to chat GPT just because in 20 years when they're like controlling the planet I want them to say well this guy was nice to me So he doesn't go to the gulag, but what is the most like all kidding aside? What is the most? The thing that concerns you the most the fact that we're leaning so heavily on artificial intelligence for mundane tasks But not just what we're using it for for example, what governments are using it for Yeah, well first off that I think the AI labs would tell you don't do that Don't think the AI yes, you may be concerned about how or Skynet down the road But it does take up a great deal of compute even just to generate that simple reaction of you're welcome Let me know if there's anything else that that is inefficient allocation of compute power. So Vlad don't do that Thing It it is something that's being integrated into government systems government workflows on a daily basis You hear this in the halls of the Pentagon about how AI can help drive weapons platforms how it can assist pilots and Identifying threats and in mitigating threats is there in in flight in dogfighting? So it is being used as being integrated on a daily basis But what I found so interesting in that 60-minute interview yesterday last evening was was when they talked to the safety team About how they're highly prioritized on identifying chemical biological radiological nuclear type threats that can that are bad actors terrorists that are using these These chatbots and these these large language models to help develop Tools of destruction weapons of mass destruction that could show up in New York City They could show up in London and Paris and elsewhere So again credit to the anthropic team and those at at opening eye and others for putting resources Against this of realizing that you cannot just throw unfettered Unshackled LLM's out there without really thinking through what the risks are and then putting those appropriate guardrails in place Crisp really quickly before you go. Do we have enough energy to your point about he's saying Thank you and expecting a response. Does the United States as the world have enough energy to power this artificial intelligence revolution? Which people say is coming Well, I think if you listen to the analysts if you flip over to the folks at CNBC and listen to the folks They have on every day. There is a big question about whether there's enough power to actually Yeah, you know energy to power the data centers that are spinning up the investments great It is driving a booming stock market right now But at the same time we are seeing in our homes every day These rising power bills and we're we're reactivating nuclear plants to drive the air So I think that this is a real question and I don't think we're quite where we need to be right now on the energy Side. Yeah, it's a good point. Chris Krebs always great to talk to you, my friend. Thank you very much

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called an explosion on a railway line “an unprecedented act of sabotage.” Donald Tusk did not say who he believed had carried out the attack, but a government minister said "foreign intelligence agencies" were responsible.

Warsaw

Railway line blast in Poland ‘unprecedented act of sabotage’

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signed a landmark deal in Paris on Monday to buy 100 Rafale jets, drones, and air defense systems from France.

Paris

Ukraine signs deal with France for jets, air defense systems

The Federal Aviation Administration ended mandated cuts in domestic flights at 40 major U.S. airports, easing restrictions that had been imposed over air traffic control concerns during the federal shutdown.

Washington

FAA ends mandated cuts in domestic U.S. flights

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state, a day before the UN Security Council will vote on a U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza that leaves the door open to Palestinian independence.

Tel Aviv-Yafo

Middle East Conflict

Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state ahead of UN vote

A Bangladesh court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity on Monday (November 17), concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year.

Dhaka

Bangladesh's ousted PM sentenced to death for protest crackdown

President Donald Trump now appears to support the release of all Jeffrey Epstein files as the House of Representatives readies for a vote on the matter. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.

House vote on Epstein files expected Tuesday

In the latest round of the Trump administration's sweeping immigration raids, federal agents arrested 81 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday alone. In videos posted online, some who were detained said they do have legal status.

Charlotte

ICE detains dozens in Charlotte

If the bill passes, the U.S. Justice Department would be required to release all files and communications related to Epstein, as well as details about the investigation into his death in federal prison.

Trump calls on House Republicans to vote to release Epstein files

Chile heads to a December runoff after Sunday's presidential vote left no clear winner. Leftist Jeannette Jara and far-right José Antonio Kast will now face off in a race dominated by concerns over crime and migration.

Santiago

Chile leftists advance to next month's presidential runoff

Construction work of a concrete wall continued on the Israeli side of southern border with Lebanon, despite the Lebanese presidency's threat to complain to the U.N. Security Council over the wall's extension into Lebanese territory.

Israel constructs wall along Lebanon border

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro slammed planned joint military exercises by the United States and its ally Trinidad and Tobago as "irresponsible," with Washington increasing its armed presence in the Caribbean.

Caracas

Maduro denounces US military exercises

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated attempts to kill the effort to release federal files related to Jeffrey Epstein, House Republican leaders are planning to hold a vote this week on legislation to force the issue.

Claims Epstein emails mentioning Trump were 'selectively leaked'

President Trump says he has "sort of made up my mind" on whether to take military action in Venezuela. The comments come as America's largest aircraft carrier, the Ford, and other U.S. forces move within striking distance of the country. Charlie D'Agata has new details.

Trump says he's "sort of made up my mind" on Venezuela military action

President Trump says he will no longer support onetime close ally and Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene amid the ongoing fallout over the Epstein files. Willie James Inman reports.

Marjorie Taylor Greene 'threatened' by Trump supporters amid Epstein fallout

Flash flood warnings expanded on Saturday as rain hit wide swaths of California amid fears that the atmospheric river will intensify. Andres Gutierrez has the latest details.

Pacific Palisades

Rainstorm pummels California, triggering flash flood warnings

Large-scale protests at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, have drawn attention to environmental concerns and the preservation of the Amazon rainforest. Inside the summit, negotiations have been complicated by the absence of the United States.

Belém

Protesters block entrance to COP30 climate talks in Brazil

The UN climate talks in Brazil are facing increasing disruption from protesters. Thousands joined the "Great People's March" outside the conference venue to demand action on global warming instead of empty promises.

Thousands join protest at COP30 climate talks in Brazil

Air travel and other government services, including SNAP benefits, are returning to normal following the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Los Angeles International Airport

Flights begin to get back on track as shutdown ends

The U.S. military is expanding operations in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico amid its deadly boat strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats, while the Trump administration weighs military action against Venezuela.

Trump administration weighs U.S military action in Venezuela

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced "Operation Southern Spear" in the Western Hemisphere as U.S. strikes continue in the region near Colombia and Venezuela. CBS News' Eleanor Watson reports.

Hegseth announces 'Operation Southern Spear'

The U.S. has approved the sale of $330 million worth of weapons to Taiwan as tensions rise in the region with China. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.

Taipei City

U.S. approves massive sale of weapons to Taiwan

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin successfully launched its New Glenn rocket on Thursday with NASA twin spacecraft destined for Mars aboard, and in a breakthrough nailed the landing of its booster.

Cape Canaveral

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket deploys Mars satellites

A three-person crew stranded at China’s space station after their spacecraft was apparently hit by space debris are to return Friday using the craft that brought their replacement crew.

Chinese astronauts return to earth after spacecraft damaged

The AI firm Anthropic says Chinese hackers used its artificial intelligence tools to spy on tech companies, financial institutions and government agencies in what it believes is the first documented case of a worldwide cyberattack with minimal human involvement.

Rise of AI

Anthropic says Chinese hackers used its AI chatbot in cyberattack

Senior U.S. military officials have presented President Donald Trump with options for potential military operations inside Venezuela, including strikes on land, sources tell CBS News. Charlie D'Agata reports.

Trump weighs military plans against Venezuela

U.S. President Donald Trump is ducking press questions about newly released emails connecting him to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities ahead of an expected vote on releasing all Epstein case files by the U.S. House of Representatives as early as next week.

Trump avoids media’s Epstein email questions

The U.S. government lumbered back to life on Thursday (November 13) after the longest shutdown in U.S. history snarled air traffic, cut food assistance to low-income Americans and forced more than 1 million workers to go unpaid for more than a month. But the deep political divisions that caused the 43-day shutdown in the first place remain unresolved.

U.S. government opens up again but deep political divisions remain

China's factory output and retail sales grew at their weakest pace in over a year in October, piling pressure on policymakers to revamp the $19 trillion export-driven economy as mounting supply and demand strains threaten to further curtail growth.

Beijing

China's factory output, retail sales growth worst in over a year

Germany's government plans to bring back military service, to boost troop numbers to deal with the perceived threat from Russia. But voluntary conscription could become compulsory, if not enough recruits come forward.

Berlin

Germany outlines potential shift to compulsory conscription

As F-35 stealth fighter jets fly missions from a reopened naval base in Puerto Rico and Marines practice beach landings, sources tell CBS News the Pentagon is preparing for possible military action in Venezuela. Charlie D'Agata reports.

Breakdown