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summary: "Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, warned that advanced automation could reduce wages for professional workers while increasing returns to capital owners, citing an internal model projecting U.S. GDP reaching $44.4 trillion by 2030 from approximately $30 trillion, contingent on rapid AI advancements and scientific breakthroughs. Clark described the forecast as highly speculative and urged governments to implement AI safeguards to address the potential economic expansion and income distribution shifts."
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# Anthropic Warns AI’s $44\.4T GDP Boost Will Cut Worker Wages

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**Published:** 2026-10-18T02:09:17.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** anthropic, regulation

## Summary

Jack Clark, co\-founder of Anthropic, warned that advanced automation could reduce wages for professional workers while increasing returns to capital owners, citing an internal model projecting U\.S\. GDP reaching $44\.4 trillion by 2030 from approximately $30 trillion, contingent on rapid AI advancements and scientific breakthroughs\. Clark described the forecast as highly speculative and urged governments to implement AI safeguards to address the potential economic expansion and income distribution shifts\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/anthropic-warns-ais-444t-gdp-boost-will-cut-worker-wages-e8c90f85>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/DeItaone/status/2111392687601385604>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/digg/status/2111635627548508408>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2111405298468508012>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Kalshi/status/2111500047875481946>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/edzitron/status/2111499203377832156>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/anthropic-warns-ais-444t-gdp-boost-will-cut-worker-wages-e8c90f85>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/anthropic-projects-444t-us-gdp-in-extreme-ai-scenario-by-2030-da056da7>)