# OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says rapid development and adoption of AI would not lead to a global "jobs apocalypse" He said the technology had not claimed as many white-collar jobs as he had feared.

*genai, business · news · 2026-05-26 · Telegraph India*

## Key points

- Sam Altman admitted OpenAI overestimated AI's near-term impact on eliminating white-collar jobs.
- Altman now believes the 'human part' of many jobs is harder to replace with AI than expected.
- Altman's personal experiment with AI responding to his emails led him to value human interaction more.
- OpenAI still plans to file for a U.S. IPO soon, possibly targeting a $1 trillion valuation.

**Companies:** Amazon, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, HSBC, Standard Chartered
**Countries:** Australia, United States

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