Sam Altman's thank-you to coders draws the memes
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By Julie Bort
Published on March 18, 2026.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has made a public thank-giving post on X, expressing his admiration for coders who wrote complex software that he credits for their contributions. However, this sentiment is problematic as Altman's company, which introduced the AI now being used as an excuse for developer layoffs and fewer junior developer jobs, did not train on massive volumes of code written by the very people he was thanking. His post sparked a flurry of memes and responses, with some expressing anger and some suggesting that developers' difficult-to-master craft is now outdated and unnecessary.
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