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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI will make people busier, not replace them, despite acknowledging significant labor market disruption. He stated the company aims to build tools that augment human capabilities, not replace them. Altman's comments align with OpenAI's plans to nearly double its workforce and its guiding principles for artificial general intelligence development.Listen to this article in summarized format
In a series of posts on social media platform X, the OpenAI chief executive said the company aims to “build tools to augment and elevate people, not entities to replace them.”
He added that predictions of widespread job losses due to AI are “likely long-term wrong,” though he cautioned that “the jobs of the future may look very different.”
Altman did not provide timelines for the transitions he described, but reiterated that disruption is expected as industries adapt to new tools.
The development follows a Financial Times report in late March stating that OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce to 8,000 from 4,500 by the end of 2026.
OpenAI plans to deploy most of the new hires across product development, engineering, research and sales, according to FT.
Altman’s comments come amid an intensifying global debate over the economic impact of generative AI systems, including large language models and automation tools that are increasingly being integrated into enterprise workflows.
In a separate post, Altman wrote, “Artificial goblin intelligence achieved,” without elaborating.
