Anthropic's Economic Index: Mapping AI's Impact on the Labor Market

Anthropic launched the Anthropic Economic Index, a new initiative analyzing AI's effects on labor markets. Their initial report, based on millions of anonymized Claude.ai conversations, provides unprecedented insights into real-world AI adoption. The study reveals AI usage is concentrated in software development and technical writing, with about 36% of occupations using AI in at least 25% of their tasks, but few using it for the majority. AI is more often used for augmentation (57%) rather than automation (43%). Mid-to-high wage occupations show higher AI adoption, while low and high-wage jobs show lower rates. The dataset is open-sourced, and Anthropic invites input from researchers to understand and address the implications for employment and productivity.