Murati's remarks reflect the dismissive attitude of many tech leaders towards the issue of job automation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has also warned that jobs are definitely going to be lost due to AI. Murati's lack of knowledge about where OpenAI's new video-generating AI, Sora, got its training data from has led to suggestions that it should be C-suite execs on the AI chopping block, instead of creatives.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati has stirred controversy by suggesting that artists who lose their jobs to AI probably deserve it and shouldn't have been employed in the first place.
- Murati anticipates that AI will cause a lot of job changes, with "strictly repetitive" jobs being most at risk.
- A report from the UK's Institute for Public Policy Research supports Murati's prediction, warning of a "jobs apocalypse" with entry-level, part-time, and administrative positions being most at risk.
- Murati's comments reflect a general lack of concern among tech leaders about the impact of AI on job automation, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also warning that "jobs are definitely going to go away."