Dario Amodei warns that partial automation during the AI transition will cause social division

On October 21, 2026, Dario Amodei issued a warning about the AI transition period. According to a verbatim transcript by AYi AI Notes of his 86-second WSJ conversation, he did not assert that AI will definitely surpass humans across the board in 2027; he only said it might be later, but not much later. What he worries about most is a transition period stuck in a rupture where 30% of labor is fully automated while 70% remains completely unchanged, which he believes will trigger class division and social antagonism. The transcript also mentions that this disparity is already playing out inside companies: some departments use AI to double human efficiency, while others cannot even write basic prompts. There are currently no follow-up developments.

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   Dario Amodei warns that partial automation during the AI transition period will cause social division

   Source:Ayi AI Notes