AI BriefingAI Leaders Soften Predictions of 'Job Apocalypse'
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The heads of OpenAI and Anthropic have expressed a more tempered stance than before on the possibility of massive job losses caused by AI.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei recently softened their warnings about rapid AI-driven job losses in public appearances.
Unlike his past concerns about large-scale layoffs in white-collar jobs, Sam Altman acknowledged that these earlier worries have not materialized, noting that companies' adoption of AI tools has been slower than expected.
Dario Amodei also redefined AI as a productivity multiplier rather than a means of replacing the workforce. He predicted that instead of AI cutting jobs, it would help employees produce 10 times more output.
This shift in attitude is interpreted as an attempt by both companies to project stability to investors as they prepare for major IPOs. Meanwhile, according to a report by the Yale Budget Lab, no structural job decline has yet appeared even in fields with high AI exposure.
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