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AI chiefs walk back job apocalypse warnings

Doom-laden statements have come to haunt the AI industry as the public, notably in the United States, voices serious discontent in polling with the disruption that tech companies and political leaders predict from AI

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The most prominent figures in artificial intelligence are stepping back from dire predictions about mass unemployment, as the industry faces growing public hostility over AI's promised transformation of the workplace.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, whose comments have stoked anxiety about AI's potential effects on society, are now arguing that doom-laden warnings were overblown or, in some cases, disingenuous.

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