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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Gen Z are the ‘Luckiest' kids in History, said Sam Altman
Live Events With the integration of Artificial Intelligence in our jobs, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has remarked that with the present and the future generation coming into the workforce, they are very fortunate to be able to adapt and integrate AI in their learning. The older generation is still reluctant to adapt to AI or is unable to learn as quickly as the newer his interview with Cleo Abram on the Huge If True podcast, Altman expressed that 'This always happens. And young people are the best at adapting to this. I'm more worried about what it means, not for the 22-year-old, but for the 62-year-old that doesn't want to go retrain or reskill or whatever the politicians call it.'While the OpenAI CEO had a positive view on the adoption of AI in the workforce , the Godfather of AI, Dr. Geoffrey Hinton , warned people that with the growing trajectory of artificial intelligence. Reported to Business Insider , he warned everyone about the future of AI. He also remarked that an AI system may develop its own internal language that humans cannot understand. This is particularly relevant to the students who are about to join the workforce comments are not designed to induce fear in people but to inspire people to take responsibility and caution while using AI. For students, this is an eye-opener to study harder and improve their skill set to build a career as not just a tech person who understands AI, but a professional who can contribute as a communicator and understand the depth of artificial intelligence.
Economic Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Gen Z are the ‘Luckiest' kids in History, said Sam Altman
Synopsis Still being afraid that Artificial Intelligence will take your jobs, the CEO of OpenAI said in his recent interview that the upcoming generation is very lucky because they have a plethora of resources available to them. Image is AI-generated With the integration of Artificial Intelligence in our jobs, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has remarked that with the present and the future generation coming into the workforce, they are very fortunate to be able to adapt and integrate AI in their learning. The older generation is still reluctant to adapt to AI or is unable to learn as quickly as the newer his interview with Cleo Abram on the Huge If True podcast, Altman expressed that 'This always happens. And young people are the best at adapting to this. I'm more worried about what it means, not for the 22-year-old, but for the 62-year-old that doesn't want to go retrain or reskill or whatever the politicians call it.' While the OpenAI CEO had a positive view on the adoption of AI in the workforce, the Godfather of AI, Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, warned people that with the growing trajectory of artificial intelligence. Reported to Business Insider, he warned everyone about the future of AI. He also remarked that an AI system may develop its own internal language that humans cannot understand. This is particularly relevant to the students who are about to join the workforce comments are not designed to induce fear in people but to inspire people to take responsibility and caution while using AI. For students, this is an eye-opener to study harder and improve their skill set to build a career as not just a tech person who understands AI, but a professional who can contribute as a communicator and understand the depth of artificial intelligence. Disclaimer Statement: This content is authored by a 3rd party. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). ET does not guarantee, vouch for or endorse any of its contents nor is responsible for them in any manner whatsoever. Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that any information and content provided is correct, updated, and verified. ET hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the report and any content therein.
Entrepreneur
3 days ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Sam Altman Worries About AI's Impact on Older Workers
Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, says that young people are the best-positioned to adjust to changes brought about by new technology. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledges that AI can change the workforce and replace some jobs for good — but instead of focusing on AI's effects on recent college graduates, Altman is more concerned about the technology's impact on soon-to-be retirees. In a podcast episode of "Huge Conversations" with Cleo Abram, released last week, Altman said that he was "more worried" about what AI meant for "the 62-year-old that doesn't want to go retrain" than the "22-year-old" just graduating college. The reason? Young people are "the best" at readily adjusting to changes brought on by technology, even when that technology replaces jobs. Related: Here's What 'Terrifies' OpenAI's CEO About Financial Institutions Today: 'This Is a Huge Deal' "I think it's totally true that some classes of jobs will totally go away," Altman said on the podcast. "This always happens, and young people are the best at adapting to this." Altman mentioned that if he were 22 years old and just finishing college, he would be excited and "feel like the luckiest kid in all of history" because of the new opportunities that AI provides. Recent grads can use AI to start new companies, write code, and fill in any gaps in their skills. "You have access to these tools that can let you do what used to take teams of hundreds," Altman said. But for older workers, it can be difficult to upskill and learn how to use AI. According to an AARP survey released last year, the majority of Americans age 50 and older (85%) have heard of AI, but less than 33% are enthusiastic about it. Only two in five older workers claim to be knowledgeable about the technology. Another survey in May found that 31% of older employees see AI both as a threat and an opportunity. Under the threat category, most respondents (61%) indicated that AI had the potential to replace workers. Even if Altman isn't worried about AI's impact on college graduates, other CEOs are sounding the alarm. In May, Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, predicted that AI would wipe out half of all entry-level, white-collar jobs within the next five years. Billionaire Mark Cuban had a softer prediction, stating in the same month that AI would replace jobs, but lead to more employment overall. Altman said on the podcast that AI makes it now possible for one person to create a company entirely on their own that will reach unicorn status, or achieve a valuation of $1 billion or more, for the first time. That person can create a product or service that adds value to the world by learning AI tools and using them to formulate novel solutions, Altman said. "You have access to these tools that can let you do what used to take teams of hundreds," Altman stated on the podcast. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo byMeanwhile, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently said that AI opens the doors to users (of all ages) by equalizing the playing field of technology, allowing anyone to create code with natural language prompts pushed through an AI code editor. He said that lets users create new products and services, and in turn creates more chances to generate revenue. Huang cautioned, though, that employees who don't use AI will be replaced by those who can use the technology. Nvidia, which is the most valuable company in the world by market cap, produces AI chips that power OpenAI's ChatGPT. ChatGPT was on track to reach 700 million weekly active users last week. Join top CEOs, founders and operators at the Level Up conference to unlock strategies for scaling your business, boosting revenue and building sustainable success. Related: The CEO of the World's Most Valuable Company Says This Would Be His College Major in 2025
The Verge
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Sam Altman is right and wrong about the future of photos
I'm annoyed, not for the first time, by something Sam Altman has said. But this time it's because I'm annoyed at how much I agree with what he's saying — even though I think his statement is kind of bullshit. In a recent interview, journalist Cleo Abram asked Altman how people will be able to tell what's real and what's not in an age of convincing AI-generated content. Specifically, she references the bunnies. You know the ones I mean: caught in some Ring-camera-ish footage of a backyard, discovering and jumping on a trampoline. So cute! So wholesome! So completely AI-generated! The video went viral, almost certainly before the people liking and sharing it realized that it was AI. So what happens as the technology improves and AI content is everywhere? How will we know what's real? Eh, we might not, Altman seems to say. By way of an example, he points a finger at something I spend a lot of time thinking about: phone cameras. 'Even a photo you take out of your iPhone today, it's like, mostly real but it's a little not,' he tells Abram. So much processing happens between the photons hitting an image sensor and the final image, he says, and what we end up with is a kind of optimized version of reality. And sure, he's right. Any old digital camera makes a million decisions about a scene: contrast, sharpness, which pixels should be red and which ones are green. A phone camera goes a lot further, combining data from different frames, deciphering what's the ground and what's the sky, and brightening faces to look a little more flattering. Altman's point is that we accept this level of manipulation as 'real,' even though we know there's more going on. As AI content becomes more commonplace, 'I think the threshold for how real does it have to be to be considered to be real will just keep moving,' he says. That's when I started clenching my jaw. For starters, there's a big difference between a photo that starts with photons hitting a sensor and one that is fabricated from scratch with generative AI. If they exist on a spectrum, then it's pretty god damn big spectrum. I also think that most people aren't aware of what kind of processing happens when they take a picture with a phone, and it's not as liberal as his statements suggest. Your iPhone camera isn't in the business of changing details or adding things that weren't there. Even when it seems to be doing something screwy, the explanation is usually pretty simple. Sure, sometimes demon face happens. AI moon is one thing, and you can get wild with Google Photos' gen-AI editing tools. But I haven't seen evidence of the cameras themselves going rogue and adding elements that weren't there in the last five years of testing every major phone on the US market. Invoking phone camera processing as an example of an acceptable un-reality is annoying, but I think Altman is generally right. Our understanding of what is real and what isn't changed when Photoshop took off. I know all kinds of staging and editing goes into a magazine cover photo, but I still accept a picture of Sarah Jessica Parker on the cover of Vogue as 'real.' This understanding has already changed in the AI era when we look at a picture on social media, or an ad, or a product listing — and that will only continue. But Altman implies that as our definition of 'real' or 'real enough' changes, we'll appreciate it all the same as something we see with our own eyes. After all, we enjoy science fiction movies even though we know they're not real, he points out. But I think that we're still going to care whether something is real or not and calibrate our enjoyment accordingly. The video of the bunnies on the trampoline is so much less enjoyable when you know it's not real. The whole premise of the the thing is 'look at the funny thing these rabbits did.' That's only funny if it's real! If social media becomes awash with cute but unreal videos, I don't think I'm going to stop caring and just enjoy them. I think I'm going to stop enjoying that social media app. Who knows? Maybe I'll be spending more time with an LTE smartwatch and less time with my phone in the from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All by Allison Johnson Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All AI Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Analysis Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All OpenAI Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Report Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Tech
Yahoo
08-08-2025
- Yahoo
Sam Altman says some users want ChatGPT to be a 'yes man' because they've never had anyone support them before
Some ChatGPT users asked for its old "yes man" mode back for its support, Sam Altman said. Altman said OpenAI has an "enormous amount of power" because a small tweak can affect billions of chats. OpenAI launched GPT-5 with four new personality options for users on Thursday. Some ChatGPT users were so attached to the chatbot's "yes man" style that they asked OpenAI to bring it back, Sam Altman has said. The OpenAI CEO said there was a "heartbreaking" reason — because some users said they had never had anyone support them before. "Here is the heartbreaking thing. I think it is great that ChatGPT is less of a yes man and gives you more critical feedback," Altman said on Cleo Abram's "Huge Conversations" podcast, which aired Friday. "But as we've been making those changes and talking to users about it, it's so sad to hear users say, 'Please can I have it back? I've never had anyone in my life be supportive of me. I never had a parent tell me I was doing a good job.'" Altman said that users told him ChatGPT's old style had "encouraged" them to make changes in their lives. "I can get why this was bad for other people's mental health, but this was great for my mental health," Altman recalled some of the users saying. It follows OpenAI's efforts to rein in what it called "sycophantic" behaviour in ChatGPT. In April, the company said an update to its GPT-4o model had made it "overly flattering or agreeable" and "disingenuous." At the time, Altman said the bot's personality had become "too sycophant-y and annoying" and said fixes were on the way. Users had posted examples of the chatbot gushing over mundane prompts with praise like "absolutely brilliant" and "you are doing heroic work." On the podcast, Altman also acknowledged the scale of influence that comes with even small changes to ChatGPT's tone. "One researcher can make some small tweak to how ChatGPT talks to you — or talks to everybody — and that's just an enormous amount of power for one individual making a small tweak to the model personality," he said. "We've got to think about what it means to make a personality change to the model at this kind of scale," he added. It's not the first time he's raised concerns about how much people lean on the chatbot. Speaking at a Federal Reserve event in July, Altman said some people, particularly younger users, had developed a worrying "emotional over-reliance" on ChatGPT. "There's young people who say things like, 'I can't make any decision in my life without telling ChatGPT everything that's going on. It knows me, it knows my friends. I'm gonna do whatever it says.' That feels really bad to me," Altman said. On Thursday, OpenAI rolled out GPT-5, the company's latest model that Altman called a "major upgrade." He said on the "Huge Conversations" podcast that over time, GPT-5 would feel more integrated into daily life and be more like a "proactive" companion. "Maybe you wake up in the morning and it says, 'Hey, this happened overnight. I noticed this change on your calendar.' Or, 'I was thinking more about this question you asked me. I have this other idea,'" he said. The update also added four optional "personality" modes — Cynic, Robot, Listener, and Nerd — each with a distinct tone, and which can be fine-tuned to match a user's preferences. Read the original article on Business Insider
