When one of the world’s top AI executives starts questioning the authenticity of online conversation, it’s worth paying attention. In a now-viral post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently admitted that he no longer trusts what he sees on the internet, even when it’s about his own product. You can check out the conversation he was responding to on Reddit.
Even with rumors of starting his own social media platform, the ChatGPT founder says, “Everything looks like AI-generated content." He reflected on this and more about the difficulties distinguishing real users from bots.
In the same post, the ChatGPT founder continued speculating on several contributing factors:
