Altman said older people tend to use ChatGPT as a "Google replacement" while college students use it like an operating system.

Keach Hagey’s “The Optimist” is what could be called the authorised version. She had access to Mr Altman and many of the main characters in his story, including his family and friends. His personality is vivid and complicated enough that her story never flags. It is no hagiography.

The C.E.O. of OpenAI helped usher artificial intelligence into public life. Now, as fears and fortunes mount, his own transformation is just beginning.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says while the world is concerned about AI taking over jobs, a more dramatic shift at work is coming our way. He says that soon smart robots will take over and the world is not prepared to see the kind of disruption it will bring.

OpenAI and Sam Altman chose not to cooperate.” Hao also attempted to reach Elon Musk for comment and got no response. Excerpt adapted from Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s ...