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.

Sam Altman has said that, while people worry about AI replacing white-collar jobs, something else will catch them off guard. In a Bloomberg interview that aired Tuesday, the OpenAI CEO said that "the world isn't ready for" humanoid robots walking down the street.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the way users interact with ChatGPT changes depending on the user's age. Whether that's "older people who use ChatGPT as a Google replacement," or "people in their 20s and 30s who use it like a life advisor," Altman says the interactions with AI differ depending on when you were born.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said different generations use ChatGPT in different ways. Younger people tend to use it more as an advisor, while older generations use it as a replacement for a search tool, like Google.

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

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 ...