OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'

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A growing number of global companies, including HSBC, Amazon, Standard Chartered and CBA have announced some ⁠jobs within their companies were being replaced by AI…

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  • Reported by The Hindu and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 06:12:38 UTC.

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  1. Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree

  2. OpenAI rules out IPO this year as Altman, Musk & Amodei warn AI is moving too fast

  3. OpenAI's Altman says AI unlikely to lead to 'jobs apocalypse'

  4. OpenAI's Altman won't do IPO this year, calls AI extinction risk 'unacceptable'

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