Altman says AI creates jobs — so why are devs getting laid off?
openai ceo sam altman claims ai is now net job-creating, reversing warnings of mass layoffs, despite existing data showing unclear productivity gains and ongoing sector cuts.
sam altman stated on x that ai is currently a net job creator, marking a reversal from his earlier warnings that ai adoption could cause frighteningly rapid job losses. anthropic ceo dario amodei echoed this shift, moving away from predictions of entry-level automation to emphasizing ai as a tool for human productivity. these optimistic assertions conflict with current economic data, including a yale study finding no major ai-driven labor shifts and reports of continued tech sector layoffs. some workforce reductions are attributed to reallocation of funds toward ai hardware infrastructure rather than pure automation.