Sam Altman Reportedly Knows Exactly the 'Worst Thing to Say at the Worst Time' as AI Growth Slows
Altman said businesses are adopting AI more slowly than he expected, as OpenAI’s quarterly revenue growth eased to 18% and losses widened.
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Why Is AI Adoption Slower Than Expected? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Has An Answer
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says he underestimated the pace of AI adoption, with costs, resistance to change and other hurdles slowing its impact on the economy. Sam Altman admits he underestimated how long it would take for AI to become a mainstream technology.
Sam Altman Lengthens His Other AI Timeline
In a February 2025 blog post, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wrote that “systems that start to point to AGI are coming into view, and so we think it’s important to understand the moment we are in.” Altman then defined AGI, or artificial general intelligence, as “a system that can tackle increasingly complex problems, at human level, in many fields.” Now I see nothing in Altman’s buzzy new chat with business podcaster David Senra that necessarily suggest…
Sam Altman Reportedly Knows Exactly the 'Worst Thing to Say at the Worst Time' as AI Growth Slows
Sam Altman has admitted he got the AI timeline wrong, telling podcast host David Senra that he and others in the industry have been 'too ambitious' about how fast the technology would reshape the economy. His comments come as OpenAI faces mounting pressure from rival Anthropic, with reports suggesting the ChatGPT maker has pushed its IPO to next year while its competitor prepares for a potential public listing as soon as October. The remarks fol…
The Great Walkback: Sam Altman Admits He Was Wrong On AI's Economic Timeline
The Great Walkback: Sam Altman Admits He Was Wrong On AI's Economic Timeline For three years, Sam Altman has pitched the imminent, wholesale disruption of the global economy. This week, staring down the barrel of an IPO - based on a business model that's actively being 'wholesale disrupted' by China - the OpenAI chief executive quietly admitted he got the timing wrong. Appearing on David Senra's Founders podcast, Altman conceded that the economi…
Sam Altman admits he expected AI to disrupt economy faster, says he was wrong
Sam Altman says he was wrong about how quickly AI would disrupt businesses and the economy. He believes society’s slow pace of adapting to new technology could make the AI transition smoother.
News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. AI remains one of the most important technologies in the software world, but its real impact would be advancing slower than many expected. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, acknowledged that he may have been too optimistic with the adoption times. The phrase comes after years of strong promises about how artificial intelligence would transform businesses, software and even comple…
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