# Sam Altman Thanks Programmers for Their Work. Critics Call It Tone-Deaf Amid AI Layoffs

- slug: sam-altman-thanks-programmers-for-their-work-critics-call-it-tone-deaf-amid-ai-layoffs
- date: 2026-04-07
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Developers built the tools. AI is making those developers expendable. The thanks feel like a eulogy.

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