Have good taste? It may just get you a job during the AI jobs apocalypse, says Sam Altman

While executives increasingly turn to AI to reduce headcount, the same CEOs perpetuating the AI jobs apocalypse argue “taste” could be a skill that gets you hired—and keeps your job secure.

A day before announcing OpenAI’s newest $110 billion funding round, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to X to comment on how even non-technical people can contribute to the development of AI, or at least at his company. One of the best ways for these non-technical candidates to get their foot in the door is through research recruiting, Altman said.

His advice? Leverage the one thing AI has so far struggled to replicate: human judgement.

“We believe the best research teams are built through context, taste and a real feel for where the field is headed next,” he said. 

Recruiting may be an especially good fit for candidates with “taste,” Altman implied, because their responsibilities at OpenAI include, “finding people who will move the frontier forward, not just filling roles.”

Altman is the latest high profile exec pointing to “taste” as a potential advantage for jo...