Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup led by CEO Dario Amodei, has launched the Anthropic Economic Futures Program to study and address the economic and workforce impacts of AI. The program aims to support new research and develop actionable policy solutions focused on mitigating the potential negative consequences of AI-driven job losses and productivity changes. This initiative reflects concerns raised by Amodei about the rapid advancement of AI capabilities, which have progressed from basic coherence to PhD-level reasoning, posing imminent risks to national security and the economy. The program will provide grants to researchers exploring AI's influence on labor markets and productivity. Meanwhile, Anthropic is gaining traction among business customers, with enterprises reportedly preferring its AI models over competitors, including OpenAI. The company emphasizes a commitment to understanding AI's broader social, economic, and professional impacts through this new effort.