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AI leaders soften warnings on job losses as industry reassesses impact

Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia, in Taipei on May 27, 2026.
Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia, in Taipei on May 27, 2026. © I-Hwa Cheng, AFP

AI leaders including Jensen Huang and Sam Altman are moderating earlier warnings about mass job losses from artificial intelligence, suggesting that previous “doomsday” predictions overstated the near-term impact on employment. The shift comes as public concern over workplace disruption from AI continues to grow across major economies.

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.

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