{"id":833824,"date":"2026-03-18T11:02:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/833824\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:02:29","slug":"sam-altman-openai-ceo-sam-altman-sends-a-thanks-note-to-software-engineers-with-the-message-that-we-plan-to-take-your-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/833824\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sends a ‘thanks note’ to software engineers with the message that ‘we plan to take your job’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Engineers, OpenAI<\/a> CEO Sam Altman<\/a> has shared a message on social media thanking software engineers who built complex systems before the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), while also highlighting how AI is changing the way coding is done. \u201cI have so much gratitude to people who wrote extremely complex software character-by-character. It already feels difficult to remember how much effort it really took,\u201d Sam Altman wrote in an X post, further adding \u201cThank you for getting us to this point\u201d. The post has sparked discussion about the future of software engineers. While Altman did not directly say that AI will replace engineers, his comments underline a broader shift where automation is expected to take over parts of coding work. Many users called out the irony in Altman\u2019s post, stating how he was thanking software engineers for their work while building AI tools that could \u2018take away\u2019 their jobs. <\/p>\n

What users commented on Sam Altman\u2019s post<\/p>\n

Commenting on Sam Altman\u2019s post, one user wrote: \u201cNothing says “you’re being replaced” quite like a heartfelt thank you from the guy doing the replacing.\u201d\u201cYou’re welcome. Nice to know that our reward is our jobs being taken away,\u201d commented a second user\u201cAs a geeky engineer, coding through trial and error was both my job and my hobby\u2014and something I actually enjoyed. Thank you for destroying my joy. Thank you for spreading the idea that coding is hell and evil,\u201d wrote a third.\u201cDear devs, You will lose your jobs forever and be forced to work in the coal mines. But you can rest easy knowing sam Altman is grateful,\u201d said a fourth. <\/p>\n

Watch<\/p>\n

‘India Well Positioned To Lead The World In AI’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman At AI Impact Summit<\/p>\n

Workforce changes linked to AI <\/p>\n

Last month, Block Inc. said it plans to cut nearly half of its workforce as more work becomes automated. Earlier this week, software company Atlassian announced job cuts affecting about 10% of its employees while increasing investments in AI. Industry analysts say AI tools are beginning to affect many white-collar jobs, including roles in software development and marketing, allowing companies to increase productivity while hiring fewer workers.Leaders at other companies have also discussed using AI to change workforce structures. Alex Karp previously said he wants to increase revenue significantly while reducing headcount, while Andy Jassy said the company expects its corporate workforce to shrink as AI tools become more widely used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has shared a message on social media thanking software engineers who built complex systems…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":833825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3163],"tags":[323,108914,5648,1942,31210,1318,20208,75891,53,16,15],"class_list":["post-833824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-ai","tag-ai-job-displacement","tag-ai-tools","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-block-inc","tag-openai","tag-sam-altman","tag-software-engineers","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116249843981452148","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/833824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/833825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=833824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=833824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}