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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, says that the use of artificial intelligence varies by generation, from a research tool for baby boomers to a life assistant for Generation Z.
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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, says that the use of artificial intelligence differs sharply by age group.
Baby boomers treat it like a search engine, while Generation Z uses it as a personal assistant.
Younger users are increasingly relying on memory-enabled ChatGPT to make life decisions.
When it comes to artificial intelligence, your age may shape your perspective more than you think.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, says that baby boomers, millennials, and Generation Z each view artificial intelligence through a different lens - a generational divide that could affect how technology evolves.
Older generations tend to view artificial intelligence as an advanced search engine. Millennials often use it as a digital assistant, according to Altman during the "Rise of AI 2025" event organized by Sequoia Capital earlier this month.
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Today's college students go even further, treating AI as a multi-purpose assistant, relying on it for everything from studying to creative projects.
Altman said: "It's an oversimplification, but older people use ChatGPT like Google. Those in their twenties and thirties use it as a life advisor."
Altman compared this generational gap in AI usage to the early days of smartphones, when younger users adapted quickly while older generations took longer to adjust.
Altman said: "College students use it as an operating system. They program it in complex ways, link it to files, and save detailed instructions to paste and delete. It's impressive. Some don't make life decisions without consulting ChatGPT, which provides comprehensive information about the people in their lives and their past conversations."
Altman attributed this change in behavior among the younger group to the new memory feature in GPT, which OpenAI released in April.
Memory upgrades allow AI to retain context from previous interactions, making its responses more personalized and consistent over time.
The CEO of OpenAI's comments reflect a broader trend in the adoption of artificial intelligence across generations. Only 20% of baby boomers use AI weekly, compared to 70% of Generation Z.
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Meanwhile, 55% of Generation X and 58% of millennials expect technology to have a significant impact on their lives, according to a report by the Equipment Manufacturers Association in December 2024.
This effect primarily arises from advances in generative artificial intelligence and its ability to simulate human interaction, a phenomenon that experts warn could lead to unhealthy attachments as technology spreads more widely.
Despite these concerns, Altman sees a future characterized by increasing value for artificial intelligence.
He said, "Value will continue to crystallize from three things: building more infrastructure, smarter models, and the quality of support needed to integrate these into society. And if we focus on those, I think the rest will be resolved automatically with a higher level of detail."
