AI executives backtrack on job apocalypse predictions as public concern grows
By
Tony Owusu
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Summary
AI executives, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, are walking back earlier predictions about AI causing widespread job displacement, acknowledging they were wrong about the speed and scale of impact on employment. The article examines how tech evangelists are shifting their messaging after realizing that alarming job-loss predictions created negative public perception, though the damage may already be done.
Key quotes
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Tech evangelists leading the charge for AI adoption seem to have finally figured out that telling the world that artificial intelligence is coming for everyone's jobs is bad PR.
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