Sam Altman’s Tweet Sparks Backlash Amid AI Layoff Wave

[AIcash]

A recent post by Sam Altman has gone viral after drawing sharp reactions from developers online, many linking his comments to ongoing AI-driven layoffs across the tech industry.

Altman expressed gratitude to programmers who “wrote extremely complex software character-by-character,” but the message struck a nerve as companies like Amazon, Block, Atlassian and Meta continue cutting jobs while pivoting toward AI.

Critics pointed out the irony that OpenAI helped drive the rise of AI systems trained on human-written code—now being used to replace parts of that same workforce.

The post quickly drew thousands of responses, ranging from frustration to humor, with many users mocking the tone as out of touch amid growing concerns about AI’s impact on developer jobs.

[johnblockbuster]

Nothing like a heartfelt message right before your job gets automated

[Olaf]

Stackoverflow jeszcze żyje? Ktoś jeszcze z niego korzysta? Chyba że to jest ta osoba, która weszła tam w 2020 i nie może wyjść

[Capybara_Capybara]

“Thanks for your code… we’ll take it from here ”

[Olaf]

Is Stack Overflow still alive? Does anyone still use it? Unless it's that person who got in there in 2020 and can't get out.

[bred]

Appreciate the devs → replace the devs. Full circle moment.

[The_Walking_Dead]

Writing code for 10 years just to get automated is wild

[Revenant]

“Character by character” yeah and now token by token… ironic

[d82ae58262]

This feels like getting a thank-you email before being fired

[UndeadBeastMonkeykiller]

AI trained on your work now competing with you… plot twist

[059d96d16a]

Devs: built the future
Future: replaces devs

[9777089235]

Respectfully… this post did not read the room

[GummyBear]

StackOverflow still alive, just mostly for emotional support now 🥲