# Sam Altman says some companies are ‘AI washing’ by blaming unrelated layoffs on the technology — but admits things may get worse soon

> Sam Altman criticizes companies for blaming job cuts on AI Many companies are using AI to their advantage to imply readiness "Whole classes of jobs" will be lost, but "we'll find new kinds of jobs" Speaking with…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/sam-altman-says-some-companies-are-ai-washing-by-blaming-unrelated-layoffs-on-the-technology-but-admits-things-may-get-worse-soon?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69f9e41a7939434a67ce17fa)
- **Published:** 2026-05-05
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai #openai #companies #altman #blaming #layoffs #technology #washing
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/69f9e41a7939434a67ce17fa

---

_GearOpen's distilled summary. The full original article is published at TechRadar (source link above); GearOpen does not republish the source's full text._