OpenAI’s Sam Altman says AI unlikely to cause jobs apocalypse
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that AI is unlikely to cause a jobs apocalypse, noting that fewer entry-level white-collar jobs have been lost than expected. He expressed satisfaction in being wrong about the potential social fallout from AI. Altman emphasized the importance of personal interactions in the workplace and acknowledged that AI has not yet produced significant revenue or productivity gains at scale.
- ▪Sam Altman believes AI will not lead to widespread job losses as previously feared.
- ▪He noted that entry-level positions have proven to be more resilient than anticipated.
- ▪Altman highlighted the irreplaceable nature of personal interactions in the workplace.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ OpenAI’s Sam Altman: AI will not trigger a global ‘jobs apocalypse’ - capacityglobal.com — Google News
- ▪ AI unlikely to trigger ‘jobs apocalypse,’ OpenAI’s Sam Altman says — The Globe and Mail
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman says AI unlikely to cause jobs apocalypse The OpenAI CEO told a Sydney conference he was 'delighted to be wrong' about white-collar job losses, while acknowledging AI has yet to deliver meaningful revenue or productivity gains at scale. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 26, 2026 window.sevioads = window.sevioads || []; var sevioads_preferences = []; sevioads_preferences[0] = {}; sevioads_preferences[0].zone = "01f21ccf-2092-46b1-9ac7-8c44cc782e0f"; sevioads_preferences[0].adType = "native"; sevioads_preferences[0].inventoryId = "c5700508-581b-472c-8fdd-a931cdbfc8e1"; sevioads_preferences[0].accountId = "1e47efc1-ec2d-4fca-a8b9-354e249e5095"; sevioads.push(sevioads_preferences); The man building what he believes will be the most transformative technology in…
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