Fortune reports that AI-driven job disruption has arrived in measurable form, but the economic damage may be harder to track than expected: nearly three-quarters of workers who lose their jobs never apply for unemployment benefits. The piece notes that both Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have publicly acknowledged that AI is now displacing workers, yet the social safety net is poorly positioned to respond. The gap between actual job losses and official unemployment claims means policymakers may be working with a significantly understated picture of the labor market impact. The report highlights that eligibility rules, stigma, and lack of awareness all contribute to the filing gap, which predates AI but may be made worse as AI layoffs accelerate across knowledge work, customer service, and creative industries.