AI CEOs Altman and Amodei walk back job apocalypse predictions

sam altman and dario amodei are significantly softening their public stances on the threat of ai unemployment. altman stated he is delighted to be wrong about the lack of impact on entry-level white-collar jobs so far, while amodei pivoted from warning about half of white-collar jobs disappearing to describing a future where automation handles 90% of tasks to boost output. these comments arrive alongside reports that both companies are preparing for major ipos, with amodei specifically mentioning a potential public listing. studies from the yale budget lab and others support their revised outlooks, finding no direct evidence of an ai job apocalypse and noting that current issues in tech employment began before chatgpt's launch.