OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently shared one of the "best compliments" he received about his company, while also revealing a perspective on some of the world's largest tech giants and industry rivalries. While expressing affection for companies like Google , Apple and others, Altman highlighted a unique quality he believes sets OpenAI apart.
"This was actually one of the best nicest compliments I ever heard about OpenAI," Altman said in a podcast hosted by his brother Jack Altman.
"Just someone said it's the only tech company that has ever not felt somewhat adversarial to me," he recounted.
Altman says 'criticism' of Google, Apple and Meta 'unfair'
Altman elaborated on this sentiment, painting a picture of how other major players, despite their undeniable utility, can sometimes feel at odds with user interests.
"You have like Google trying to show me worse and worse search results and show me ads. I love Google, I love all these companies. I don't think this is like totally fair," he quickly clarified, acknowledging his appreciation for their contributions.
"You have like Meta trying to like hack my brain and get me to keep scrolling. You have Apple that made this phone that I love but is like, you know, bombarding me with notifications and like distracting me from everything else and I can't quit," he continued.
In contrast, Altman sees OpenAI's flagship product, ChatGPT , as fundamentally different.
"And then you have like ChatGPT and I feel like it's like kind of just trying to help me with whatever I ask and that's kind of a nice thing," he concluded, emphasising the unadulterated helpfulness he perceives in his company's AI.
Sam Altman also noted two things that will dominate in the upcoming years: Self driving cars and humanoid robots.
"This was actually one of the best nicest compliments I ever heard about OpenAI," Altman said in a podcast hosted by his brother Jack Altman.
"Just someone said it's the only tech company that has ever not felt somewhat adversarial to me," he recounted.
Altman says 'criticism' of Google, Apple and Meta 'unfair'
Altman elaborated on this sentiment, painting a picture of how other major players, despite their undeniable utility, can sometimes feel at odds with user interests.
"You have like Google trying to show me worse and worse search results and show me ads. I love Google, I love all these companies. I don't think this is like totally fair," he quickly clarified, acknowledging his appreciation for their contributions.
"You have like Meta trying to like hack my brain and get me to keep scrolling. You have Apple that made this phone that I love but is like, you know, bombarding me with notifications and like distracting me from everything else and I can't quit," he continued.
In contrast, Altman sees OpenAI's flagship product, ChatGPT , as fundamentally different.
"And then you have like ChatGPT and I feel like it's like kind of just trying to help me with whatever I ask and that's kind of a nice thing," he concluded, emphasising the unadulterated helpfulness he perceives in his company's AI.
Sam Altman also noted two things that will dominate in the upcoming years: Self driving cars and humanoid robots.
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