AI Industry & Drama — May 26, 2026

This Tuesday morning, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits he was "pretty wrong" about AI causing a job apocalypse. Both Forbes Australia and Times Now report Altman expected a bigger economic impact and more entry-level white-collar jobs to be eliminated by now. He expressed this surprise during an event in Sydney, stating he's "delighted to be wrong" about the widespread job displacement. Altman, as confirmed by CoinCentral and Newsmax, conducted a personal experiment using AI for his own Slack and e