Sam Altman was ridiculed after thanking the programmer

“I am extremely grateful to the people who wrote every line of code for extremely complex software. It is difficult to remember all the effort they have put in. Thank you for helping us achieve this result,” Sam Altman wrote on X on March 17.

The message currently receives more than 5.1 million views and more than 4,000 comments. However, most people sarcasm the ChatGPT boss’s wishes because they think the content implies that the programmer profession is now like a dial-up phone: outdated and less necessary.

Theo TechCrunchsome people are even angry with Altman, as OpenAI has created AI products that “contributed” to many developers and programmers losing their jobs. AI has also become the reason in a series of recent large-scale layoffs.

“You’re welcome. It’s nice to know our reward is having our jobs taken away from us,” the account said Antiscarcity responded to Altman’s thanks.

“Sam’s Eulogy for Software Engineers”, account TikTokInvestors comment.

“It’s at times like this that I realize that following the fake Sam Altman account is even better,” someone named Kayla Cardillo commented.

“Dear developers, you will lose your jobs forever and have to work in coal mines. But you can rest assured because Altman is very grateful to you,” said the account. Nick Greenawalt ironic.

“This saying, I can paraphrase it as something the Mayans would say before execution,” Ackshaey Vir Singh knows out.

Some even think that the OpenAI CEO is “hypocritical” and unworthy of being the leader of a world-leading company in artificial intelligence.

Sam Altman has not yet commented.

Altman repeatedly asserted that AI is becoming a “scapegoat”, that is, a reason for businesses to cut staff and increase utility costs. He also reiterated the warning about the current situation of “AI washing”, a term that refers to businesses using the excuse of optimizing operations using artificial intelligence to carry out layoffs, when in fact they had planned in advance for other economic reasons.

However, OpenAI CEO acknowledged the fact that AI is threatening traditional jobs and said that AI will surpass human intelligence by 2030. Late last year, he predicted “a harsh adjustment will take place, marked by very tense and uncomfortable debates about how to reshape society”.