OpenAI’s chairman says ChatGPT is ‘obviating’ his own job—and says AI is like an ‘Iron Man suit’ for workers

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• OpenAI chairman and startup founder Bret Taylor is optimistic about the future of AI and its impact on productivity, even if he worries it may redefine what a computer programmer is. He noted AI is like an “Iron Man suit” for workers and is already affecting programming, with more changes and a tough transition to come for those affected.

Over two decades, Bret Taylor has helped develop some of the most important technologies in the world, including Google Maps, but it’s AI that he says has brought about a new inflection point for society that could, as a side effect, do away with his own job.