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AI Chiefs Walk Back Job Apocalypse Warnings

Jensen Huang and Sam Altman say earlier warnings were overstated as economic groups report only minor AI effects on employment so far.

  • On Monday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that doom-laden warnings about AI were overblown, with Huang criticizing industry peers for blaming AI for layoffs.
  • Huang pushed back against forecasts, noting that "it doesn't make any sense" to blame AI for layoffs occurring two years ago when the technology only became useful six months ago.
  • While Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei softened his tone predicting AI would increase human productivity, Snapchat cut 1,000 jobs last month and British bank Standard Chartered plans administrative reductions.
  • With high-profile IPOs expected, OpenAI and Anthropic face pressure to maintain investor support amid significant public discontent in the United States over AI's potential societal disruption.
  • Most economic institutions, including the European Central Bank, report that artificial intelligence has had only minor effects on employment so far, contrasting with industry predictions.
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AI chiefs walk back job apocalypse warnings

The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI’s promised transformation of the workplace.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he overestimated the AI-related reduction of office jobs

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What if AI isn't going to transform humanity completely, but it's simply something quite normal? Sam Altman, Jensen Huang and Pope Leon give reasons for optimism to Katie Notopoulos, editor of Business Insider.The AI may not be going to ruin everything, or fix everything!People as different as the Pope, Sam Altman and Jensen Huang have generated some hope in the last few days: it may be possible to find a middle ground where AI doesn't extermina…

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the-decoder.de broke the news in Germany on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
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