Altman and Amodei Said AI Would Kill Your Job. Now They Say They Were Wrong.
In June 2025, Sam Altman warned that entire job categories would vanish. Dario Amodei predicted AI would eliminate 50% of white-collar jobs. This week, both walked it back. Altman says he is “delighted to be wrong.” Amodei now says automation expands work rather than destroying it. OpenAI is preparing an IPO at $852 billion. Anthropic just closed a $30 billion round at a $900 billion valuation. The timing of the reversal is not a coincidence. gafam.ai examines what changed — and what did not.