Anthropic offers £145k for London personal assistant amid AI agent boom
The company behind one of the world’s most advanced AI assistants is offering £145,000 for a human one in London, as tech giants continue to rely on people for jobs their own tech promises to automate. Anthropic, the developer of Claude, is recruiting an administrative business partner in the capital, despite developing AI tools capable [...]
Anthropic, the creator of the advanced AI assistant Claude, has announced a £145,000 salary for a human personal assistant in London. This move highlights the continued demand for human expertise in companies pioneering AI technology. Despite developing AI tools capable of managing diaries, scheduling meetings and performing complex office tasks, Anthropic recognizes the unique value of human capabilities.
Anna Bailey, founder of professional assistant network Pally Talk, explains that while AI can manage calendars, it "can't read a room or make the judgement call when a deal is on the line." A recent Pally Talk survey revealed that 68% of professionals made a business-critical decision without AI sign-off in the previous year, and 65% felt underpaid.
Bailey argues that AI's rise may actually increase the value of experienced assistants, whose skills in judgement, discretion and relationship management are increasingly sought after in a tech-driven workplace. Although AI giants like Anthropic are turning to human workers, they still face challenges convincing businesses that autonomous agents can reliably handle tasks requiring human judgement and discretion.
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