“Everybody’s asking questions about what are the economic impacts [of AI], both positive and negative,” Sarah Heck, head of policy programs and partnerships at Anthropic, told TechCrunch. “It’s really important to root these conversations in evidence and not have predetermined outcomes or views on what’s going to [happen].”

Sounds more like "oh shit, public opinion moves in the wrong direction and governments are threatening regulation, so we need some scientific-looking papers we can whip out to support our narrative - and 'policy proposals' to fend off regulation."

Especially when the next paragraph shows what they understand as "evidence-based":

> At least one prominent name has shared his views on the potential economic impact of AI: Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei. In May, Amodei predicted that AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs and spike unemployment to as high as 20% in the next one to five years.

This is either marketing or virtue signaling or both.

That's a "prediction" by Amodei.

It's just words. Pure bullshit. Diminishing my otherwise high opinion of Anthropic.

Easily the biggest reason I left anthropic recruiter on read.