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OpenAI's Sam Altman Highlights 'AI Washing' Amid Job Displacement Concerns

tomshardware.comBy In an interview with CNBC at the India AI Impact Summit this week (h/t Fortune), Altman explained that “I don’t know what the exact percentage is, but there’s some AI washing where people are blaming AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, and then there’s some real displacement by AI of different kinds of jobs.”Saturday, February 21, 20261 min read
OpenAI's Sam Altman warns that firms are using 'AI washing' to mask layoffs across the globe — AI boss calls out corporate excuses while warning of 'palpable' job disruption ahead | Tom's Hardware

— tomshardware.com

Key Takeaway

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman warns that some companies are using 'AI washing' as an excuse for layoffs, while acknowledging that AI is causing job displacement. He believes that the impact of AI on jobs will become more noticeable in the coming years.

Some traditional layoffs are being blamed on AI, Altman believes

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