Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs apocalypse predictions

Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by dbvn on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:12PM (#48314773)

the damage is done. Why did they ever think it was a good idea to brag that they were going to destroy all middle/upper class jobs?

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by anthomtb on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:14PM (#48314786)

To market their product to c-suite people.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by reducesuffering on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:28PM (#48315001)

They were being earnest. People can't handle the truth, so now they're doing PR comms.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by energy123 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:30PM (#48315018)

Because it helps to raise capital at low costs if your investors and creditors think you're going to replace all labor.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by 2fer on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:56PM (#48315341)

lol dont ever comment on finance ever again.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by dyauspitr on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:30PM (#48315025)

Because that was the truth. Now they have learned they are going to have to lie to the people so the masses can be sleepwalked to the same eventuality.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by solumunus on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:39PM (#48315144)

I suppose we’ll see.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by vrganj on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:38PM (#48315129)

Class blindness. Their buddies all love the idea of showing pesky workers their place.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by sbayg on Thursday May 28, 2026 @05:54PM (#48316053)

Because the people who funded them from the outset did so because that was their goal? The destroy all jobs talk started at least 10 years ago, it many ways that hype is the actual product itself.

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Re:Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs... by ks2048 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @07:30PM (#48316988)

That brag seems tame compared to saying there is a decent change they'll end the human race.

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