In a recent interview with the MIT Technology Review, Open AI CEO Sam Altman discussed the potential of future AI technology. Sam Altman emphasized that AI should serve its users diligently, surpassing even the most hardworking human executive assistant.
He envisioned AI as a highly competent companion that possesses comprehensive knowledge about its users, including details about their lives, emails, and conversations. Despite these aspirations, Sam Altman acknowledged that current AI technology, such as Chat GPT, still has a long way to go. He expressed optimism about the future development of GPT-5, Open AI’s upcoming language model, highlighting its increased intelligence as a key improvement.
Altman’s discussions about the future of AI technology reflect the ongoing tension between expectations and reality in the field, a topic he humorously addresses in light of the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence.
During a conversation with MIT president Sally Kornbluth shortly after his lectures at Harvard, Altman humorously remarked, highlighting the profound significance of human aspirations and efforts, and emphasizing the collective responsibility to improve our surroundings.
Consistently maintaining his enigmatic demeanor, the CEO refrained from disclosing a specific timeframe for the release of GPT-5, as reported by MIT Tech. When asked by a journalist during his press tour in Cambridge about the anticipated launch of GPT-5, Altman simply responded with a succinct “yes.”
