‘Smarter than AI? Not a chance,’ says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about his future child
Adam Grant, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his thoughts on AI’s growing influence. «My kid is never gonna grow up being smarter than AI,» Altman stated, noting that future generations will consider AI’s intelligence a natural aspect of life. «And that'll be natural. And of course it's smarter than us. Of course, it can do things we can't, but also who really cares?» he added.
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Changing Nature of Human Skills
Altman believes AI will revolutionise the economy and workforce, shifting the focus from raw intelligence to other human skills. «The kind of dumb version of this would be figuring out what questions to ask will be more important than figuring out the answer,» he explained. He acknowledged concerns over job displacement but expressed confidence in humanity’s ability to adapt and find better opportunities. «Eventually, I think the whole economy transforms,» he said. «We always find new jobs, even though every time we stare at a new technology, we assume they’re all going to go away.»
AI’s Evolution in Performance
Altman drew comparisons to AI’s development in chess, recalling how early AI models lost to humans before eventually surpassing them. However, he emphasised that human-AI collaboration has proven to be the most effective approach. «Ultimately, AI and humans working together in chess beat an AI team,» he observed, reinforcing the idea that AI can complement human efforts rather than replace them.
