Sam Altman just gave his most revealing interview yet.
He exposed:
• Everything about his feud with Elon Musk
• The threat of Chinese AI dominance
• The countdown to superintelligence
8 mind-blowing insights from the interview I can't stop thinking about 🧵
He exposed:
• Everything about his feud with Elon Musk
• The threat of Chinese AI dominance
• The countdown to superintelligence
8 mind-blowing insights from the interview I can't stop thinking about 🧵
1. In 2015, Musk was OpenAI's biggest supporter, pledging $1B.
But here's the twist: Musk himself wanted OpenAI to be for-profit.
He even proposed merging it with Tesla.
The board's rejection sparked tech's biggest rivalry...
But here's the twist: Musk himself wanted OpenAI to be for-profit.
He even proposed merging it with Tesla.
The board's rejection sparked tech's biggest rivalry...
2. "Elon doesn't have any friends. Elon doesn't do peers," Altman revealed.
"He's clearly a bully who likes to get in fights. Right now it's me. It's been Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg... lots of other people."
But there's more to this story:
"He's clearly a bully who likes to get in fights. Right now it's me. It's been Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg... lots of other people."
But there's more to this story:
3. ChatGPT processes over 1 billion queries per day.
But what shocked Altman most?
The rate at which AI capabilities are growing.
"If we came back in 18 months, the gap will feel even bigger than April 2023 to now."
But what shocked Altman most?
The rate at which AI capabilities are growing.
"If we came back in 18 months, the gap will feel even bigger than April 2023 to now."
4. Altman believes we're just "a few thousand days" away from superintelligence:
AI systems are smarter than all of humanity combined.
"The rate of scientific progress that's happening in the world could triple or even 10x."
AI systems are smarter than all of humanity combined.
"The rate of scientific progress that's happening in the world could triple or even 10x."
5. The China threat is real.
When asked what happens if China wins the AI race, Altman's response was chilling:
"Whatever China wants."
When asked what happens if China wins the AI race, Altman's response was chilling:
"Whatever China wants."
6. OpenAI partnered with Anduril for military AI development.
Why?
"If the leading United States efforts do not help defend the United States and our allies against our adversaries, we're going to be in a
very bad place."
Why?
"If the leading United States efforts do not help defend the United States and our allies against our adversaries, we're going to be in a
very bad place."
7, "This feels like the Manhattan Project or Apollo program of our time," Altman admits.
But here's the kicker:
He believes government control would make things worse.
"The decline in state capacity in this country is not a new observation but a mournful one."
But here's the kicker:
He believes government control would make things worse.
"The decline in state capacity in this country is not a new observation but a mournful one."
8. Despite calling Trump racist and misogynistic, Altman donated $1M to his inaugural fund.
Why?
Because he believes developing AI is now "a patriotic duty."
The stakes have never been higher.
Why?
Because he believes developing AI is now "a patriotic duty."
The stakes have never been higher.
The battle between Musk and Altman reveals something crucial:
In the AI age, trust is everything.
And there's only one way to build trust at scale:
Through your personal brand.
In the AI age, trust is everything.
And there's only one way to build trust at scale:
Through your personal brand.
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Not through press releases or PR firms.
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