"I have so much gratitude to people who wrote extremely complex software character-by-character. It already feels difficult to remember how much effort it really took. Thank you for getting us to this point. - Sam Altman's post thanking developers for their foundational work in software development."
"The problem with that sweet sentiment is that Altman's company ushered in the AI now being used as an excuse for developer layoffs and fewer junior developer jobs. And it did so by training on massive volumes of code written the old-fashioned way - by the very people he's now thanking."
"His post implies that developers' genuinely difficult-to-master craft is now like a rotary telephone: outdated and unnecessary. Naturally, Altman's comments attracted memes and responses richer than his post."
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, posted a message thanking software developers for their complex work that built the foundation for modern technology. However, the post drew criticism because OpenAI trained its AI systems on massive volumes of code written by these same developers, and companies are now using AI as justification for large-scale layoffs. Amazon, Block, Atlassian, and Meta have all conducted significant workforce reductions citing AI advancement. Altman's message was perceived as tone-deaf, implying that developers' hard-earned skills are now obsolete. The post generated thousands of responses, with many developers expressing anger about losing jobs while being thanked for enabling the technology replacing them.
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