Dubai: Artificial intelligence (AI) replacing human workers is no longer a thought experiment, it's corporate strategy and it's playing out right now at some of the world's largest companies.The people building the technology aren't mincing their words either. In 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated he was "confident" that AI would replace a significant number of customer support roles currently handled by humans, both over the phone and online. AdChoicesADVERTISINGHis competitor at Anthropic, CEO Dario Amodei, the company behind AI assistant Claude went even further. In a sweeping 19,000-word essay, Amodei warned that AI could wipe out 50 per cent of all entry-level white-collar jobs within five years.
