Sam Altman claims that humanity will continue to see itself as the protagonist despite the advancement of AI.✨

The creator of ChatGPT acknowledged that technological advancements have been able to modify paradigms, but not to nullify humanity's tendency to place itself at the center.

The idea that humans occupy a central place in the universe has accompanied humanity for centuries.

Although science and philosophy have questioned this view at different moments in history, anthropocentrism continues to find new ways to manifest itself.

This was proposed by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during his participation in the podcast 'This Past Weekend w/Theo Von'. According to the executive, even the most disruptive advances in artificial intelligence (AI) do not seem sufficient to displace the feeling that man continues to be the "main character" of the story.

From the Modern Age to the present: man as the center

Anthropocentrism was born in the dawn of the Modern Age, when European thought began to move away from the medieval theocentrism that placed God at the center of social, cultural, and political life.

Since then, humans have come to see themselves as an essential reference for explaining the world.

Although subsequent scientific discoveries displaced this view first by demonstrating that the Earth was not the center of the solar system, and later by revealing the existence of thousands of galaxies, human protagonism remained a constant in the way reality is interpreted.

Sam Altman's view: humans as protagonists, even with AI

Sam Altman picks up this line of thought when analyzing the impact of artificial intelligence on contemporary life.

In his talk with Theo Von, he acknowledged that technological advancements have been able to modify paradigms, but not to nullify humanity's tendency to place itself at the center.