Washington DC, May 19 -- CEO of the AI company Anthropic, Dario Amodei, warned that rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) could trigger a "serious employment crisis" by replacing large numbers of entry-level white-collar jobs across industries.

Speaking about the pace of AI development in a Fox News Interview, Amodei said the technology has advanced dramatically in just two years. "Two years ago, it was at the level of a smart high school student; now it's probably at the level of a smart college student and reaching beyond that," he said.

While highlighting AI's potential benefits in areas such as medicine and energy, Amodei warned that the same capabilities could disrupt employment in sectors heavily dependent on analytical a...