""I don't know what the exact percentage is, but there's some AI washing where people are blaming AI for layoffs that they would otherwise do, and then there's some real displacement by AI of different kinds of jobs," Altman told CNBC-TV18 on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit on Thursday. "I expect we'll see more of the latter over time," he said."
"Companies that have cited AI when reducing employee head count include Amazon, IBM, Salesforce, and HP. There is no evidence of AI washing at these companies, a term used to describe companies overstating the role of artificial intelligence in a product or business decision. Altman, whose company provides AI tools that reshape and displace jobs, has previously said the technology will cause job disruption, but that people will find new forms of work and adapt."
Some companies are attributing layoffs to AI even when reductions were likely planned for other reasons, a phenomenon called AI washing. Simultaneously, AI is already displacing certain types of jobs and that displacement is expected to grow over time. New types of jobs will emerge in the AI era, but the real impact of AI performing work will become palpable within the next few years. Several large firms, including Amazon, IBM, Salesforce, and HP, have cited AI in headcount reductions, while warnings exist that AI could significantly affect entry-level white-collar roles and hiring for junior positions.
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