02.11.2026 14:31
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claimed at an event he attended in Abu Dhabi that artificial intelligence has made great progress since the beginning of the year. Arguing that AI is now smarter than most scientists, Altman asserted that the jobs of white-collar occupational groups can also largely be done by artificial intelligence. Altman said that people are nervous about this, but the process can be managed.
Sam Altman, CEO of US-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI, made striking statements about where artificial intelligence has reached. While Altman acknowledged that technological advances could disrupt the economy, he argued that people will organize their jobs according to these developments.
“NOW SMARTER THAN MOST SCIENTISTS”
Speaking at a program he attended in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Altman drew attention to the progress artificial intelligence has made since the beginning of the year.
Arguing that artificial intelligence has left scientists behind, Altman assessed, “At the beginning of this year, artificial intelligence was not as intelligent as our smartest scientists. But now it is smarter than most (scientists).”
CLAIM THAT IT CAN DO WHITE-COLLAR JOBS
Altman claimed that artificial intelligence previously could not do the jobs of white-collar occupational groups, but now it can do the vast majority of these jobs. Altman used the statement, “I think we will manage this situation quite well.”
“EVEN IF PEOPLE ARE NERVOUS, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MANAGE THE PROCESS”
Arguing that technological advances will change the way people think about many issues, Altman said the following about its effects on the economy:
“Even if it seems it will disrupt the economy to an extreme degree, even if people are nervous about this, I think we will be able to manage the process. We will organize our jobs (according to these developments).”