A brief history of Sam Altmans hype

u003c/div> u003ch4 class=”wp-block-heading”>In conclusion …u003c/h4> u003cp>Altman didn’t dupe the world. OpenAI has ushered in a genuine tech revolution, with increasingly impressive language models that have attracted millions of users. Even skeptics would concede that LLMs’ conversational ability is astonishing.u003c/p> u003cp>But Altman’s hype has always hinged less on today’s capabilities than on a philosophical tomorrow—an outlook that quite handily doubles as a case for more capital and friendlier regulation. Long before large language models existed, he was imagining an AI powerful enough to require wealth redistribution, just as he imagined humanity colonizing other planets. Again and again, promises of a destination—abundance, superintelligence, a healthier and wealthier world—have come first, and the evidence second.u003c/p> u003cp>Even if LLMs eventually hit a wall, there’s little reason to think his faith in a techno-utopian future will falter. 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