Anthropic: AI Could Push US GDP to $44 Trillion by 2030
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark disclosed that an internal model projects AI could boost US GDP from $30T to $44T by 2030, while also warning that AI is becoming far more capable far faster than human intuition can track.
What we know
A high-visibility macro claim from inside one of the leading AI labs: An account on X reports Jack Clark's projection of a $14T GDP uplift from AI by 2030 — a 47% increase in under six years. Clark credits 'accelerating capabilities and scientific breakthroughs.' In the same breath, he issued a warning: 'We are in control of AI now, but it is getting much more capable much more quickly than our intuitions' — the dual message of enormous upside and escalating risk. This resonates with another account on X's softer musing in Essential CT Follows: 'what if AI just keeps getting better and stays as a tool that helps humanity reach new heights' — a more optimistic framing of the same underlying reality.
By the Global Eye 24 desk, with AI assistance. Updated as the story develops. Spot an error? Write to corrections@globaleye24.com.