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782 Is Big Tech Now Backpedaling on the AI Jobs Wipeout Scenario?

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EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 07/06/2026 03:34 EDT

Is Big Tech Now Backpedaling on the AI Jobs Wipeout Scenario?

"A year ago, the message from many business leaders was that AI was going to wipe out jobs," remembers the Wall Street Journal.But "For the past month or so, tech CEOs have been striking a more optimistic tone."


In late May, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman — who has long predicted that AI will lead to seismic shifts in the workforce — said during a conference, "We've been roughly right on technological predictions and pretty wrong on the social and economic implications." Soon after, he told CNBC, "Our.

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