No AI ‘jobs apocalypse’ so far, says OpenAI’s Sam Altman

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · May 26, 2026 · 458 words · By Pascale Davies

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What to know about No AI ‘jobs apocalypse’ so far, says OpenAI’s Sam Altman

The OpenAI boss admits he was wrong about the pace of AI job disruption – but stops short of ruling it out entirely.

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The OpenAI boss admits he was wrong about the pace of AI job disruption – but stops short of ruling it out entirely.

Why it matters

The artificial intelligence boom will not lead to a "jobs apocalypse”, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday, admitting his own previous predictions on the technology’s impact on the job market were incorrect.

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Speaking in Sydney at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) conference, he said he was "roughly right" about the technological predictions OpenAI made when it launched ChatGPT in 2022.

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Claim 1: “OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday, admitting his own previous predictions on the technology’s impact on the job market were incorrect.”

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Multiple independent sources (Reuters, TIME, and another web source) confirm that Sam Altman stated on a Tuesday that he was 'delighted to be wrong' about AI's impact on the job market and that it would not lead to a 'jobs apocalypse'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code (vibe coding) or other forms…
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Claim 2: “But he said they were "pretty wrong" on the social and economic impact, Reuters reported.”

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Reuters and other web sources report that while he was right about the tech, he was 'pretty wrong' (or 'delighted to be wrong') regarding the social and economic impact/job market predictions.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On November 17, 2023, OpenAI's board of directors ousted co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman. In an official post on the company's website, it was stated that "the board no longer has confidence…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Removal_of_Sam_Altman_from_Ope…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samuel Harris Altman (born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI since 2019. Altman attended Stanford…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research organization headquartered in San Francisco, consisting of OpenAI Group PBC, a for-profit public benefit corporation (PBC), partially contro…
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Claim 3: “Altman had previously predicted that AI could compress the historical rate of job turnover – normally around 50% of jobs changing every 75 years – into a much shorter window.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Altman previously predicted AI would accelerate the historical rate of job turnover.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sora was a text-to-video model and social media app developed by OpenAI. Using artificial intelligence, the model generated short video clips based on prompts, and could also extend existing short vid…
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Claim 4: “A report from technology insights company Gartner found that although 80% of executives admit to eliminating staff to invest more in AI, data shows businesses seeing more benefits from giving their staff AI tools to boost efficiency, rather than firing them.”

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Multiple sources (Gartner via LinkedIn and other web reports) confirm that 80% of organizations deploying autonomous AI report workforce reductions, but that these layoffs are not improving ROI compared to using AI tools to boost efficiency.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 5, 2026 · Among organizations piloting or deploying autonomous business capabilities, approximately 80% report workforce reductions, according to a survey ...Missing: staff indicates existi
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web search NEUTRAL — May 12, 2026 · Gartner found 80% of large enterprises deploying autonomous AI cut their workforce. Those that cut staff are seeing no better AI returns ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 · A Gartner survey shows that while 80 percent of firms using autonomous AI tools have reduced their workforce, these layoffs are not improving ...
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Claim 5: “He also previously said AI would take customer service jobs first, saying he was "confident that a lot of current customer support that happens over a phone or computer, those people will lose their jobs”.”

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Multiple web search results confirm Altman's previous statements that customer service roles (phone/computer) would be among the first to be replaced by AI.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Musk v. Altman was a February 2024 lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in which Elon Musk accused OpenAI and its executives, including CEO Sam Altman, o…
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Claim 6: “Speaking in Sydney at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) conference, he said he was "roughly right" about the technological predictions OpenAI made when it launched ChatGPT in 2022.”

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Reuters and other web results confirm Altman spoke at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) conference in Sydney and stated he was 'roughly right' about the technological predictions made during the ChatGPT launch.

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web search NEUTRAL — By Scott Murdoch. SYDNEY, May 26 (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday the rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global "jobs apocalypse" and the technology had not clai…
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web search NEUTRAL — Overall, Altman said these feelings made him realize human workers will still have a place in most roles going forward. "It really, in both positive and negative ways, updated me to thinking that the …
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Claim 7: “Technology companies, including Meta, announced job cuts last week to become more AI-focused.”

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NPR, Reuters, and other web sources confirm that Meta announced job cuts (approximately 8,000) in May 2026 to pivot toward AI.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 20, 2026 ... The tech company Meta kicked off a sweeping reorganization on Wednesday that will shrink its workforce and accelerate a pivot toward artificial ...
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... Meta is starting layoffs this week, with 8000 jobs expected to be cut, as employees brace for a new era of AI.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2026 ... May 21 - Concerns are deepening among investors and economists that AI adoption will upend established industries, with job losses already ...
https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/companies-cut…

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Claim 8: “In May, Cisco confirmed that it would fire roughly 4,000 employees”

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While the search results provide general information about Cisco, none of the provided evidence snippets confirm a specific announcement in May regarding the firing of 4,000 employees.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cisco Systems, Inc., doing business as Cisco, is an American multinational technology conglomerate corporation that develops, manufactures, and sells hardware, software, telecommunications equipment a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cisco Networking Academy is a skills-to-jobs program shaping the future workforce. Since 1997, we have impacted over 20 million learners in 190 countries.
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