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Sam Altman Highlights 'AI Washing' in Layoffs Amid Real Job Displacement

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Sam Altman says there is some “AI washing”, where companies blame AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, alongside “real displacement by AI” of some jobs | technology | Digg

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Sam Altman discusses the phenomenon of 'AI washing', where companies attribute layoffs to AI while economic factors may be the true cause. He notes that while AI is indeed displacing some jobs, many layoffs are not directly related to AI.

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Sam Altman says there is some “AI washing”, where companies blame AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, alongside “real displacement by AI” of some jobs Sam Altman Says Companies Are 'AI Washing' Layoffs gizmodo.com TLDR Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, suggests that companies may be using AI as a scapegoat for layoffs, attributing some

job losses to economic factors rather than AI. According to Altman, while AI is displacing some jobs, a significant portion of layoffs are due to other reasons. Data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows that only about 55,000 layoffs in 2025 were directly attributed to AI, which is less than 1% of all job losses for the year.

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