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OpenAI CEO Altman's Latest Thoughts on AI Inclusion and the Challenges of AGI
February 10, 2012 - In a new post on his personal blog, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposes a number of "strange-sounding" ideas, including a "computational budget," designed to "making AI widely available to everyone on the planet" and ensuring that the benefits of the technology are widely distributed. 1AI notes that Altman points out that the historical impact of technological progress suggests that most of the metrics we care about (e.g., health outcomes, economic prosperity, etc.) generally get better in the long run and in an average sense, but increased equality doesn't seem to be an inevitable result of technological progress...- 1.3k
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OpenAI Altman: DeepSeek-R1 impressive, better models to come
In a post on X on January 28, OpenAI CEO Altman said that DeepSeek-R1 is impressive, especially when considering its price and functionality. Additionally, he said the new adversary is exciting, while better models will be introduced. Altman had posted this month (Jan. 24) that ChatGPT free subscribers would also be able to get access to the o3-mini, and that ChatGPT Plus paid subscribers would enjoy more usage. He previously said that OpenAI has completed a new inference AI ...- 1.8k
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Altman Clarifies OpenAI Hasn't Developed AGI Yet, Calls for Lower Expectations
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman clarified via social media platform X on January 20 that while the company has long been committed to developing general artificial intelligence (AGI) that is smarter than humans, it has not yet achieved that goal. The statement was meant to respond to recent rumors that OpenAI was on the verge of launching AGI. "Once again, the social media hype has gotten out of hand. We are not launching an AGI next month, nor have we built one," Altman posted on X, calling for expectations to be "lowered by a factor of 100." 1...- 1.5k
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OpenAI Altman: Plans to launch o3 mini inference model in a few weeks
January 18, 2011 - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X today that OpenAI has completed an o3 mini version of its new inference AI model, which is scheduled to be released in a few weeks and includes APIs and ChatGPT options to make advanced inference AI easier to use and more affordable. At last year's 12 Days of OpenAI event, OpenAI's o3 series of big models made a grand finale appearance on the last day, with officials saying that in some scenarios, their reasoning capabilities are very close to those of general artificial intelligence (AGI)...- 1.8k
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Altman: General Artificial Intelligence Spearheaded by OpenAI, Humans Will No Longer Be the Smartest on Earth
On January 16th, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, confidently stated on his podcast that OpenAI will be ahead of its peers and be the first to implement AGI (General Artificial Intelligence). He believes that the short-term impact of AGI will not be as great as people think, but in the long term, everything will change. Even if AGI is realized, the impact on ordinary users will not be immediately apparent, but will only become the talk of the town after dinner, but the related impact, will advance in a subtle way. 1AI cites a blog post introducing Altman's belief that humanity is undergoing a historic shift from...- 2.3k
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OpenAI Altman: Usage far exceeds expectations, Pro Premium subscription is losing money
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- OpenAI Founder and CEO Sam Altman said today on the X platform that the company's ChatGPT Pro premium subscription is still losing money even though it costs $200 a month (note: it's currently about 1,470 yuan) because subscribers are using it far more than expected. Altman said he personally chose the price of the ChatGPT Pro subscription and expected to realize some profitability with that pricing. OpenAI's ChatGPT Pro subscription tiers...- 2.6k
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OpenAI Altman Collects New Year's Resolutions Online, Netizens Expect New Family Accounts, Optimized Voice Chat, and More!
On the 25th of BST, OpenAI's CEO, Altman, sent out a short question to fans on the X platform, "What do you want OpenAI to do or improve in 2025?" With Christmas and faith approaching, Altman also began thinking about the direction of the new year and collecting user suggestions to drive progress in the company's current products and future innovations. Many users began to make wishes or offer suggestions in the comments section, and Altman responded to some of them.1AI excerpts are as follows: Family Account Features One X user in...- 1.6k
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OpenAI Altman: Humans may see systems with generalized AI for the first time next year
Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, recently said that the upcoming developments in the AI industry will be more impactful than expected. Speaking at the DealBook Summit organized by the New York Times on the 4th, Altman predicted that by 2025, we may see systems with "general artificial intelligence" (AGI) capabilities for the first time. Such systems could perform complex tasks like humans and even use multiple tools to solve problems. Maybe in 2025," he says, "we'll see some AGI systems where people will be like, 'Wow! That's out of this world...'- 1.7k
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OpenAI to run 12 live streams: a whole lot of stuff to release
On December 4, local time, OpenAI CEO Altman revealed on social media that there will be one live stream per weekday for the next 12 live streams in total, which will include releases or demos, including some big events and some Christmas presents. According to The Verge, sources familiar with OpenAI's plans say these new products include the highly anticipated text-to-video tool Sora and a new inference model. The first livestream will take place tomorrow, but the specifics of the release have not been officially confirmed. However, the Wall Street Journal...- 4.1k
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OpenAI CEO Altman predicts AGI could be realized in 5 years, but with little short-term societal impact
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has always been passionate about general-purpose artificial intelligence (AGI) and says the company is actively pursuing this ambitious goal. In a recent Reddit AMA, Altman claimed that AGI is possible using existing hardware, and while he didn't specify exactly what would be needed, he has previously said that realizing his AI vision would require $7 trillion and years to build 36 semiconductor factories and more data centers. Altman previously wrote in a blog post...- 3.7k
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OpenAI CEO Altman: GPT-5 will bring a "huge leap"
OpenAI's GPT-5 model has been attracting much attention, and many users are looking forward to the company's release of this artificial intelligence model in the spring update event. However, OpenAI has launched a new flagship product GPT-4o, which the company's CEO Sam Altman described as "magical." According to an interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Altman mentioned that it will take some time to develop "GPT-5." "We are optimistic at the moment, but there is still a lot of work to do." Altman said that the company's new flagship product GPT-4o is ...- 3.4k
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Altman reportedly plans to restructure OpenAI into a for-profit company to provide incentives for investors
According to a report by The Information today, people familiar with the matter said that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is considering reorganizing OpenAI into a formal for-profit company, focusing on resolving the conflict between the company's nature (note: non-profit company) and its revenue business. According to a person familiar with the matter who has spoken with Altman, one possibility is that Altman may turn OpenAI into a for-profit company, "and he has discussed this idea." Some OpenAI investors said they hope Altman will get an equity plan to ensure...- 2.5k
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Musk sues OpenAI and its CEO Altman
The US Court News Service CNS published an article today saying that Musk filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court on Thursday, claiming that OpenAI and its CEO Altman violated the company's founding agreement, which was intended to advance AI technology in the direction of benefiting humanity rather than making profits. Musk filed claims against OpenAI, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices, and asked the company to restore open source. In addition, he requested an injunction to prevent OpenAI, its president Brockman and CEO Altman (listed as co-defendants in the case) from…- 3.6k
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OpenAI Altman: "7 trillion US dollars" is not accurate, but AI does require a lot of investment and will become one of the greatest tool inventions
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently responded to rumors of a so-called "$7 trillion" (currently about 50.47 trillion yuan) investment in the AI chip field, saying that media reports were inaccurate. At the recent Intel IFS Direct Connect event, Altman attended as a special guest and accepted a fireside interview with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. ▲ Gelsinger interviews Altman Gelsinger first asked about the "$7 trillion"...- 6.1k