Sam Altman has made comments about the impact of ai on the workforce, with some outlets reporting that he admits ai is disrupting the labor-capital balance and others stating that he is revising his previous predictions about ai replacing workers. There is some uncertainty about the extent of the disruption, with some reports suggesting significant changes to the jobs picture and others downplaying the idea of an "ai jobs apocalypse". Altman has also warned that some companies are using "ai washing" to blame unrelated layoffs on the technology.