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Fact Check: Anthropic 81% of Jobs Claim vs Its Hiring

An explainx.ai fact check of the viral claim that an Anthropic study found AI and robots are already capable of tasks covering 81% of U.S. employment. It rates the framing misleading, explains what the study actually measures, and cites the study's cost finding that robots are cost-competitive for a small share of tasks today.

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