For years Elon Musk has been warning us that artificial intelligence will one day render humans obsolete. That day may come sooner than we think, thanks to Sam Altman’s ChatGPT. After an extraordinary surge in mass interest—sending some stocks like C3.ai doubling in value this year and others tumbling—the A.I. developed by Altman's company is slated to become the single most disruptive technology of the decade, putting entire professions at risk of being replaced by robots.
Amid an intense debate over who in society will be left behind, the CEO attempted to soothe fears by claiming that his company's revolutionary chatbot and others like it will set you free—and make at least some wealthy in the process. “I think A.I. is going to be the greatest force for economic empowerment,” Altman wrote on Monday, and the greatest force for "a lot of people getting rich."
