Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Both Walk Back AI Jobs Apocalypse Predictions Ahead of IPOs — 219 Points

Fortune / Hacker News·high signal

Both AI CEOs reversed prior positions on mass job displacement. Altman said he was 'pretty wrong' — displacement he feared hasn't materialized. Amodei, who previously claimed AI could eliminate 50% of white-collar jobs, now frames automation as an output multiplier. Yale Budget Lab found no significant changes in occupational mix since ChatGPT launched. Critics note the timing: both companies eyeing multi-trillion-dollar IPOs this year. 219 points, 169 comments on HN.