After warning of entire job category losses, Sam Altman says AI firms are hiring more
timesofindia.com / Jun 02, 2026, 13:02 (IST)
OpenAI's Sam Altman now contends that AI adoption correlates with increased hiring, not job losses. He suggests companies blaming layoffs on AI might be underutilizing the technology, calling it a "convenient way" to explain cuts. Altman believes human interaction and expertise remain central, with successful AI integration augmenting, not replacing, workers.