Over the past two years, layoff headlines from Big Tech have been relentless. Meta, Google, Amazon — the reason is always the same: AI. But while AI is eliminating jobs, it's also generating demand for entirely new roles.

It's not just coders. Copywriters, translators, image editors, audio engineers, video producers — any information-processing job that can be broken into clear steps is getting automated fast.

The flip side: AI lets one person do the work of an entire team, and that's causing demand for information products to explode. A promo video that used to take a month now ships in a week — three of them. Output goes up, demand follows. The result is that people who can actually use AI are in short supply.

The shift isn't "jobs are disappearing." It's "jobs are changing shape." New roles aren't organized by skill — writer, designer, editor — they're organized by problem. Can you use AI to take this thing from start to finish?

A few days ago I got an alumni email from Per Scholas about a program called Claude Corps. It caught my attention — this is exactly what these new roles look like in practice.

What Is Claude Corps?

A 12-month, fully paid fellowship that places young people inside nonprofits across the US for a year, helping these organizations actually adopt AI.

The program is backed by Anthropic — the company behind Claude — with $150 million in funding. On the same day the program launched, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published Policy on the AI Exponential, acknowledging that AI could cause mass job displacement and calling for AI companies to be taxed to fund universal basic income. Acknowledging the problem and investing real money to create new opportunities at the same time — that's an interesting combination.

Three organizations run it together: Anthropic provides funding and technology, CodePath (a nonprofit focused on tech education) handles recruiting, training, and employment, and Social Finance manages the program.

The compensation is solid: $85,000/year, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k), paid time off, and up to $2,500 in Claude API credits. These are full-time employees, not interns.

Who Can Apply?

• 18 or older
• Less than two years of full-time work experience (hard requirement)
• US work authorization (no visa sponsorship; F-1 OPT does not qualify)
• Already using AI tools day-to-day
• Has taken real action for a community or cause
• Willing to relocate as needed (relocation assistance provided)

The key point: no coding background required, no college degree required. They're looking for young people who actually use AI, learn fast, communicate well, and care about social issues.

What Do You Do? What Do You Learn?

Fellows work full-time inside nonprofits for a year, across areas like education, public health, refugee services, food security, community development, and environmental protection. The specific project depends on the organization, but the core mission is the same: use AI to solve real problems — building automation workflows, developing internal tools, creating data dashboards, and helping staff understand and adopt AI.

In short, it's a joint training program where Anthropic funds and supports young people working on real projects inside real organizations.

Training starts before day one: applicants complete two Anthropic online courses (AI Fluency + Claude 101). The first week is an in-person bootcamp in San Francisco. Throughout the fellowship, there's about five hours of structured training per week. Fellows have an Anthropic technical contact and a CodePath mentor the entire time.

After a year, you walk away with: hands-on AI project experience, a deliverable you owned end-to-end, Anthropic's name on your resume, and a nationwide network of fellow alumni.

Application Process

1. Submit an online application with two short-answer questions
2. Complete two Anthropic online courses (AI Fluency + Claude 101)
3. After passing initial review, complete a take-home skills assessment
4. 25-minute team interview
5. Two final-round interviews
6. Interview with 2–3 host organizations for mutual matching

Timeline and Locations

Cohort 1 plans to enroll about 100 fellows, starting October 19, 2026. Application deadline: July 17, 2026. The full program will run three cohorts totaling 1,000 fellows, with subsequent cohorts starting in January and August 2027.

Confirmed host organizations span the country: Chicago (Braven), New York (International Rescue Committee), Oakland (Code for America), Boston (Year Up United), and more. Cohort 1 is fully in-person. Later cohorts will offer hybrid and remote options.

Apply here: https://www.anthropic.com/claude-corps

Other Opportunities Like This

Claude Corps isn't an isolated case. The AI era is producing more programs like it:

• Bolder Futures Fellowship: Sponsored by Micron. Fully remote, 12 weeks, paid. Apply AI skills to nonprofit projects. Deadline: June 30, 2026. Learn more
• Anthropic Fellows Program: Anthropic's own 4-month, fully funded research fellowship focused on AI safety, governance, and ML research. For applicants with a research background. Rolling admissions. Learn more
• Cambridge ERA:AI Research Fellowship: Based in Cambridge, UK. 10 weeks, fully funded (including housing and meals). Focused on AI safety and governance research. Starts July 6, 2026. Learn more

AI is replacing some jobs, but it's also creating new demand. People who can put AI to real use will only become more valuable in the years ahead. Claude Corps is a structured starting point with real support and real projects — opportunities like this are rare.

If you qualify, give it a serious look.

Keep learning AI, keep using it on real work — more opportunities like this are coming.