New Delhi, June 2 -- Sam Altman, chief executive officer (CEO) of artificial intelligence (AI) startup OpenAI, has reportedly walked back his earlier prediction that AI is causing widespread job losses.

Speaking with CNBC on Monday, Altman argued that companies embracing AI are often the same ones hiring more workers, whereas firms that continue to blame AI for layoffs may not be using the technology extensively.

He said, "The companies that I know that have adopted AI the most are also the ones hiring the most," and added, "And the companies, as a general rule, that are talking about doing layoffs because of AI are the ones adopting AI the least."

He made these remarks before celebrating the official groundbreaking of a massive, one-g...