{"id":6782,"date":"2026-04-19T16:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=6782"},"modified":"2026-04-19T16:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T08:55:35","slug":"dario-is-wrong-knows-absolutely-nothing-yann-lecun-slams-anthropic-ceo-over-ai-job-loss-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/?p=6782","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dario is wrong, knows absolutely nothing&#8230;\u2019: Yann LeCun slams Anthropic CEO over AI job loss warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p> <div> <p>Yann LeCun, former chief scientist at Meta Platforms\u2019s AI division, has criticised Dario Amodei for warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could eliminate up to half of all tech jobs.<\/p> <p>Responding to Amodei\u2019s earlier remarks, LeCun said the Anthropic chief \u201cknows absolutely nothing about the effects of technological revolutions on the labour market,\u201d adding that even AI leaders are not qualified to predict employment outcomes.<\/p> <p>He also referenced other prominent AI figures, including Sam Altman, Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton, arguing that none of them are the right experts to assess AI\u2019s impact on jobs.<\/p> <div class=\"embedcode\"> <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"> <p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Dario is wrong.<br \/>He knows absolutely nothing about the effects of technological revolutions on the labor market.<br \/>Don&#8217;t listen to him, Sam, Yoshua, Geoff, or me on this topic.<br \/>Listen to economists who have spent their career studying this, like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ph_Aghion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ph_Aghion<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erikbryn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@erikbryn<\/a> ,\u2026 <\/p> <p>\u2014 Yann LeCun (@ylecun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ylecun\/status\/2045610129119117574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote> <\/div> <p>\u201cDario is wrong. He knows absolutely nothing about the effects of technological revolutions on the labour market. Don\u2019t listen to him, Sam, Yoshua, Geoff, or me on this topic. Listen to economists who have spent their career studying this,\u201d LeCun wrote in a post on X.<\/p> <p>When a user pointed out that Amodei\u2019s comments were from an older interview, LeCun doubled down, saying: \u201cIt\u2019s still wrong, destructive, and dangerous.\u201d<\/p> <p><strong>Amodei\u2019s warning: 50% jobs at risk<\/strong><\/p> <p>Amodei, who leads Anthropic, has repeatedly warned about the disruptive potential of AI on employment.<\/p> <p>In an earlier interview, he called for an end to what he described as \u201csugar-coating\u201d by AI companies, cautioning that the technology could trigger mass layoffs across sectors, including technology, finance and law.<\/p> <p>He has said AI could wipe out nearly 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years.<\/p> <p>In his essay The Adolescence of Technology, Amodei argued that AI should be viewed as a \u201cgeneral labour substitute for humans,\u201d writing: \u201cI suspect we\u2019ll have powerful AI\u2026 enough to do most or all jobs\u2026 in much less than 5 years.\u201d<\/p> <p><strong>LeCun flags &#8216;fear narrative&#8217;<\/strong><\/p> <p>LeCun\u2019s criticism extends beyond job forecasts. He has also taken aim at Anthropic\u2019s broader approach to AI safety and communication.<\/p> <p>Reacting to the company\u2019s handling of its Mythos AI model, reportedly withheld over cybersecurity concerns, LeCun dismissed the episode, writing: \u201cMythos drama = BS from self-delusion.\u201d<\/p> <p>Anthropic has positioned itself as a safety-first AI lab, but critics argue that its messaging may also serve strategic interests.<\/p> <p>A leaked memo attributed to Denise Dresser, chief revenue officer at OpenAI, described Anthropic\u2019s narrative as \u201cbuilt on fear, restriction, and the idea that a small group of elites should control AI.\u201d<\/p> <p>LeCun is not alone in pushing back against Amodei\u2019s views. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has previously said he \u201cpretty much disagree[s] with almost everything\u201d Amodei has said on the subject.<\/p> <p>\u201cHe believes that AI is so scary that only they should do it\u2026 AI is so expensive nobody else should do it\u2026 and so powerful that everyone will lose their jobs,\u201d Huang said, questioning the broader implications of such claims.<br \/>\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Yann LeCun, Dario Amodei, AI jobs impact, AI job loss, Meta, Anthropic CEO, AI layoffs, artificial intelligence employment, white collar job losses AI, entry level jobs AI risk, Sam Altman AI jobs, Yoshua Bengio AI, Geoffrey Hinton, AI labour market impact, Anthropic Mythos, AI safety debate, Nvidia, Jensen Huang, OpenAI Anthropic rivalry, future of work AI#Dario #wrong #absolutely #nothing.. #Yann #LeCun #slams #Anthropic #CEO #job #loss #warning1776588935<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yann LeCun, former chief scientist at Meta Platforms\u2019s AI division, has criticised Dario Amodei for warning that artificial intelligence (AI) could eliminate up to half of all tech jobs. Responding to Amodei\u2019s earlier remarks, LeCun said the Anthropic chief \u201cknows absolutely nothing about the effects of technological revolutions on the labour market,\u201d adding that even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[25305,25294,25293,9970,11034,25302,8821,25295,25301,12400,735,12288,25292,25297,10081,25300,25303,4349,25307,10119,166,2074,11822,25304,25298,7682,3741,25296,4346,25306,12176,25299],"class_list":["post-6782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-content-marketing","tag-absolutely","tag-ai-job-loss","tag-ai-jobs-impact","tag-ai-labour-market-impact","tag-ai-layoffs","tag-ai-safety-debate","tag-anthropic","tag-anthropic-ceo","tag-anthropic-mythos","tag-artificial-intelligence-employment","tag-ceo","tag-dario","tag-dario-amodei","tag-entry-level-jobs-ai-risk","tag-future-of-work-ai","tag-geoffrey-hinton","tag-jensen-huang","tag-job","tag-lecun","tag-loss","tag-meta","tag-nothing","tag-nvidia","tag-openai-anthropic-rivalry","tag-sam-altman-ai-jobs","tag-slams","tag-warning","tag-white-collar-job-losses-ai","tag-wrong","tag-yann","tag-yann-lecun","tag-yoshua-bengio-ai"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/longzhuplatform.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}