Subj : Worried about AI taking your job? Don't worry, Sam Altman says so
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Oct 28 2025 23:45:06

Worried about AI taking your job? Don't worry, Sam Altman says some 
disappearing roles were never real work to begin with

Date:
Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:33:00 +0000

Description:
Sam Altman says a lot of the roles AI may replace might not be viewed as 
'real work' anyway.

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AltmanAI remarks reignite debate over what counts as real work Critics say 
his comments dismiss vulnerable jobs as automation reshapes modern employment 
Supporters argue Altman highlights AIs role in removing repetitive and 
low-value tasks 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is well known for making bold statements, like his 
claim a child born in 2025 is unlikely ever to be as smart as artificial 
intelligence . 

His latest comments about AI, this time referring to its impact on the future 
of work, have again sparked outrage online. 

Speaking on stage at OpenAIs DevDay event in a live interview with AI 
newsletter founder Rowan Cheung, Altman responded to a question about how a 
farmer from 50 years ago might view todays jobs. Not real work 

Altman replied, The thing about that farmer [is that] they very likely would 
look at what you do or I do and say, thats not real work. 

He continued, If youre farming youre doing something people really need. 
You're making them food, you're keeping them alive. This is real work. You 
people of the future, life just got too easy for you. 

AI may take your job, but Altman says "I think we'll find plenty of things to 
do." 

His suggestion that many modern roles might not qualify as real work 
inevitably drew widespread condemnation online with people accusing Altman of 
dismissing the jobs most at risk of being automated. 

Some view his comments as emblematic of a growing divide between the creators 
of AI systems and the workers most affected by them. 

Others, however, argue that Altmans remarks touch on a broader truth about 
how much of todays employment is built around repetitive or bureaucratic 
tasks. 

As Toms Hardware points out, these are typically roles which the late 
anthropologist David Graeber once described as bullshit jobs, and which many 
workers secretly believe add little social value. 

Studies since have offered mixed support for that claim, suggesting feelings 
of futility are often linked to poor management rather than the jobs 
themselves. 

Altmans phrasing may once again have been a little blunt, but his underlying 
point is difficult to deny. AI is more likely to replace repetitive tasks 
rather than entire professions. 

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