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Amanda Caswell

'People will buy intelligence from us on a meter': ChatGPT's CEO, Sam Altman, has critics worried with his AI vision

Sam Altman at a press conference.

During a recent appearance at BlackRock in Washington, D.C., OpenAI's Sam Altman, shared his vision for the future of AI. At one point saying, “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”

The comment immediately sparked debate online, not just because of what it says about AI’s future, but because of what it suggests about who may eventually control it.

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