Anthropic have just released a new Economic Index report. They’ve analysed millions of real Claude conversations to map exactly where AI is augmenting human work today, and where it isn’t. This is the best empirical window we have into how AI is reshaping work right now.
I spoke with Peter McCrory, their Head of Economics, who led this research.
You can watch the recording here, or wait until next week when we’ll have the edited version out on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
In the meantime, here are three things Peter said that stuck with me:
On AI as meta-innovation: “AI might very well be an innovation in the method of innovation itself.” (38:26)
On human expertise becoming more important, not less: “For the most complex tasks, that’s where the model struggles. That suggests that human expertise to evaluate the quality of the output is more important and you need more human delegation and direction and managerial oversight.” (15:25)
On the risk of de-skilling: “For some jobs, there might be de-skilling where Claude’s taking over the most complex tasks in your job. And that could lead to a greater risk of job displacement or lower wages for that type of role.” (49:13)
Enjoy!
Azeem
