OpenAI CEO: The popularization of AI will not trigger "employment doomsday"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Tuesday that the rapid development and proliferation of artificial intelligence will not lead to a global "employment doomsday", and the number of white-collar positions being squeezed out by this technology is lower than his previous concerns. Altman, speaking at a conference organized by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Sydney, initially feared that AI would have a significant impact on the global job market. Altman did not provide specific employment data that day, but he had previously mentioned that AI development could lead to industry-wide job cuts. Altman said that he gradually realized that even as AI takes on more tasks in various industries, aspects of work that rely on human qualities cannot be replaced. He revealed that he had used AI to respond to instant messaging and email messages, but now chooses to personally handle some of the communication. He said that this realization convinced him that the interpersonal interactions necessary for many positions cannot be replaced by artificial intelligence. "This has changed my views on the employment market in both positive and negative ways, and the ultimate direction of the job market may be very different from what we previously imagined." "I don't think that the employment doomsday that some individuals in the industry are worried about will actually come to pass."