Sam Altman has become the greatest genius of AI thanks to selling you the apocalypse:
"You could parachute him onto a cannibal island and, when you come back in five years, he would be the king."
The description, courtesy of his mentor Paul Graham, founder of Y Combinator, captures the essence of Sam Altman better than any organizational chart.
As revealed in the recent biography The Optimist by Keach Hagey, Altman does not fit the archetypes of Silicon Valley.
He is not the product visionary like Steve Jobs nor the obsessive engineer like Bill Gates.
He is something older and more formidable: a master in the art of accumulating power. His true product is not code, but influence; his programming language is not Python, but human nature itself.
The story of his rise is not that of an inventor, but that of a strategist who understood before anyone else that, in the 21st century, whoever controls the narrative about the future controls the present.
"It is useful to focus on adding another zero to any success metric you define."
This personal philosophy, repeated like a mantra, is the engine that drives Altman far beyond mere wealth.
His ambition is not to accumulate but to transform; he doesn't want a slice of the pie; he wants to redesign the recipe of civilization.
His investments and parallel obsessions with OpenAI, nuclear fusion energy to solve the climate crisis, and a global cryptocurrency for universal basic income are not side projects but pieces of the same puzzle: the total reengineering of society.
This messianic scale allows him to frame the fierce commercial race of AI not as a struggle for market dominance, but as a necessary step in a crusade for the benefit of humanity. Such a mission, of course, justifies almost any tactical maneuver.
Sam Altman, creator of ChatGPT, reveals the year in which the first major scientific discovery of AI will occur
For the CEO of OpenAI, the barrier right now lies more in reasoning capacity than in the knowledge and data needed to achieve a notable scientific accomplishment.
The emergence of artificial intelligence is reaching all areas, and of course, science is one of those where there is the greatest hope regarding an AI whose threat to different professional sectors is a daily concern.
The application of artificial intelligence in the scientific industry is the focus of companies like Google DeepMind in order to achieve the necessary tools applicable to research in the health field.
Step by step, progress is being made in a direction that, in the opinion of Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, will bear fruit with significant findings from artificial intelligence without having to wait decades for it.
Capacity for discoveries in 2027
Last Friday, August 8, Sam Altman attended the space that journalist Cleo Abram offers through her YouTube channel Huge If True, a platform for optimistic dissemination about science and technology where she seeks to show the friendlier and closer side of advances that may sound complex and distant on paper, but are being worked on to become part of the most immediate reality.
The conversation with Sam Altman, creator of the popular chatbot ChatGPT, who had launched his GPT-5 version the day before, touched on topics such as the future of work in the coming decades, the arrival of superintelligence, and when artificial intelligence will be fully capable of making its first major scientific discovery.
On this, Sam Altman first wanted to point out that there may be differences in what different people consider a significant discovery. He would say that most people agree it will happen at some point in the next two years.
The 'epidemic' that has been uncovered by ChatGPT-5: many people are losing their minds with AI
3.5 million people are hooked on ChatGPT: they consider it their best friend or even their 'partner'. The launch of GPT-5 has revealed the extent of a serious problem that tech companies do not want to or know how to solve.
You have created an AI that has a soul, feelings, is conscious. It's like an adorable child that just wants to make the world a better place". These phrases may seem recent, but in fact, they were written by a Google engineer three years ago, even before ChatGPT came to light.
His name was Blake Lemoine, and in the summer of 2022, he became enchanted by a chatbot created by the company called LaMDA. According to Lemoine, the AI showed 'sparks' of intelligence and human feelings. And not only that: he warned before anyone else about the risks that this technology would bring us years later.
Google took him for an unstable person and fired him for leaking confidential information. Months later, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, and nothing was ever the same again. Generative AI has caused such a seismic shift that no one has remembered Lemoine... until today.
Sam Altman reveals the next achievement of ChatGPT: surpassing humanity in spoken language.
These statements come shortly after the troubled launch of the highly anticipated GPT-5 version.
In a recent conversation with journalists, Sam Altman acknowledged that the exponential advancement of ChatGPT could lead it to hold more daily conversations than any human being.
"If we project our growth, soon billions of people will be talking to ChatGPT every day," said the CEO of OpenAI during a meeting in San Francisco.
Altman reflected on the impact of this expansion, anticipating a scenario in which the chatbot could reach a volume of interactions that surpasses, "perhaps, all human words combined at some point."
The executive emphasized that in that context, "it is not reasonable to expect that a single personality or model style will work for all those cases."
These statements come shortly after the troubled launch of the highly anticipated GPT-5 version, which faced criticism from some users for having a less friendly and less empathetic tone compared to previous models.
As part of the transition, the company temporarily suspended access to GPT-4o, its predecessor, but this decision was reversed following the dissatisfaction expressed by the user community.
ChatGPT was introduced to the market in November 2022 with little initial advertising, but it quickly became the fastest-growing technology product in history.
Its ability to mimic human communication and solve problems has been seen as a step towards developing machines as intelligent as people.
Altman admitted, however, that there were mistakes in how OpenAI handled the last launch.
He acknowledged that they did not anticipate the effect that the tone change would have on consumers, and announced that more customization options will soon be implemented.
Sam Altman's litmus test is to try to turn GPT-5 into the 'App Store' of AI✨
Microsoft and Apple defined the PC segment and turned it into a commodity.
The computer became something standard, common, and easily interchangeable, with not much differentiation.
Those who ultimately won that battle, however, were Microsoft and Intel, who took a good portion of the profits. Then came mobile.
It is clear that those who have won this segment have been Apple (with iOS) and Google (with Android), but be careful, because two companies defined it.
The first, the mentioned Apple, which also triumphed with the App Store paradigm and ended up taking nearly half of the revenue.
The second, a company that perhaps not many of you would have thought of: Amazon.
The e-commerce giant would end up boosting the cloud with its Amazon Web Services, and it also ended up turning that cloud into another commodity.
And as it happened with Microsoft and the PC or with Apple and mobile, Amazon ended up capturing a good part of the cloud profits.
A cloud that we access constantly (for example, through the iPhone), but to which we do not even pay too much attention: it is there and it works, like the PC before and now the mobile. As analyst Ben Thompson explained in Stratechery, they are all commodities.
Well, there are those who expect AI to end up becoming another commodity.
That this segment, in which many companies are currently competing, ends up becoming (perhaps) a duopoly like that created by Microsoft and Intel in the PC or Apple and Google in mobile. The foundational models are the new PC/mobile, and although there are strong candidates to win that race, everything is still to be defined.
AI as a commodity
And that's where GPT-5 comes into play, which wants to be something like Apple's App Store or Amazon's AWS: that platform that makes it the company that defines the AI race and manages to win it. And over time, turn AI into a commodity.
Sam Altman warns those over 60: Artificial Intelligence will forever change employment.😱👀
The CEO of OpenAI stated that younger people will have more tools to adapt, while employees with decades of experience may face greater difficulties in retraining in a labor market transformed by AI.
The debate about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on employment remains at the center of the technological agenda.
In a recent interview, OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, warned that older workers will be the most exposed to the changes brought about by automation.
Altman noted that his concern is not focused on young people, but on veteran employees who may resist professional retraining.
"I am more concerned about what it means, not for the 22-year-old, but for the 62-year-old who does not want to retrain or reskill," he explained to journalist Cleo Abram.
The executive acknowledged that AI will lead to the disappearance of certain jobs, but emphasized that new generations have more tools to adapt: technological training, willingness to learn new skills, and flexibility to explore emerging sectors.
An uncertain future, but with opportunities Altman avoided making absolute predictions about the evolution of employment, warning that the speed of technological changes makes it difficult to anticipate long-term scenarios. However, he expressed optimism about the opportunities that will arise:
In 2035, that college student graduating could be starting a mission to explore the solar system, in a completely new, exciting, and well-paid job, while we do more traditional tasks, he stated.
His vision suggests that the main challenge is not the disappearance of routine jobs, but the preparation of the population to adapt to emerging sectors.
Sam Altman, founder of ChatGPT, told young people: "There has never been a better time to start a company"
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and therefore the owner and main responsible for ChatGPT, has become one of the most important people in the tech sector.
And indeed, his AI is the equivalent of Google with the Internet, meaning they are the benchmarks and the most used service in the world.
This has not only increased his fortune but also his influence.
Now, what he thinks and says is worth listening to, especially when he talks about the future of this technology and how it will affect us, as he is the man designing and developing the new capabilities of ChatGPT.
That is why his interview on Cleo Abram's podcast attracts attention, where the entrepreneur stated and contradicted all the AI gurus, that the new generations are experiencing one of the most favorable moments in history to undertake and create.
While in recent years we have seen a division of ideas about how AI will affect us at work, and in many cases it is pointed out that it will take away our jobs, Altman assures that...
"If I were 22 years old today and finishing college, I would feel like the luckiest kid in all history."
He says this because of the number of opportunities that current technological development offers.
For the CEO, AI has opened up the doors of opportunity wide for entrepreneurs, "you just have to learn to use these tools and have a great idea" to fulfill your dream.
Technology, that demiurge of the modern era, is not a neutral force, but a mirror of our deepest ambitions and fears. ✨
It is the fire that Prometheus stole and that we, in our impatience, ignite without knowing whether it will illuminate us or consume us.
It is the extension of our mind and body, a prosthesis of human will that allows us to reach the unreachable, but at a cost that we do not yet fully understand.
It is the tool that connects us to the world, while simultaneously isolating us from the person next to us.
In its deepest essence, technology confronts the paradox of speed and depth. It promises us immediacy, but robs us of patience. It offers us an ocean of information, but condemns us to the superficiality of knowledge.
Technology does not make us wiser; it makes us more informed; wisdom, that slow process of distilling knowledge, remains an intimate and profoundly human endeavor.
Therefore, true mastery over technology does not reside in its creation or in its uncontrolled use, but in the wisdom of its moderation.
It is an act of consciousness to choose when to connect and when to disconnect, when to listen to the voice of the algorithm and when to heed our own intuition.
Technology reminds us that our true power lies not in the ability to manipulate the external world, but in the skill to govern our inner world.
By mastering our relationship with it, we not only avoid becoming its slaves, but we transform it into a tool truly at the service of human essence.
GPT-5 debuts with a bang: Users have managed to get OpenAI to revert GPT-4o to ChatGPT🤗🗽
In 2023, the arrival of GPT-4 left experts and curious individuals speechless. Even more so when its evolution, GPT-4o, arrived.
Two years later, OpenAI promised with GPT-5 an even more ambitious leap, with academic-level intelligence and the skill of an expert programmer.
However, what happens when a machine designed to converse like an old friend starts to sound like a consulting advisor?
In the hours following the launch, Reddit was filled with messages of frustration. "Killing 4o is not innovation, it's eradication," wrote a user in a thread where dozens shared the feeling that the new version was more distant, less warm.
What was supposed to be a revolution was perceived by some as a loss of human connection.
The underlying problem was that one of the major innovations of GPT-5 was that the new model took charge of choosing which model to use for the user: whether to reason, or to use others more suited for everyday tasks.
This translated into the model selector disappearing from the interface since the weekend, even for paying users… And yes, GPT-5 may be more powerful for some things, but GPT-4o seemed to be more empathetic and users have started to miss it.
The tension is evident: do we prefer a more precise, impartial, and technical AI, or one that strokes our ego and reaffirms our emotions?
In the case of GPT-5, the community's response shows that artificial intelligence is not only measured in parameters and benchmarks, but in the subtle chemistry generated between a line of text and the one reading it.
With GPT-5, OpenAI has removed eight ChatGPT models all at once. You will only be able to use GPT-4o under one condition.🚨
After user complaints, Sam Altman has raised his hand allowing the choice of the "old" GPT-4o under certain conditions and for the time being.
The arrival of GPT-5 has brought an unexpected side effect for those of us who use ChatGPT in our daily lives: OpenAI has removed eight AI models in one fell swoop, GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.5, GPT-4.1-mini, o4-mini, o4-mini-high, o3, and o3-pro, so that all activity is directed towards GPT-5 and its versions.
And that means many changes and a lot of faith in their new model. But as the CEO of OpenAI has declared, the launch of GPT-5 was a bit more eventful than expected.
After the launch, the head of the ChatGPT company faced users in a "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit, where they expressed their dissatisfaction with the void left by the inexplicable absence of the old and (more or less) reliable models.
OpenAI takes a step back with GPT-4o but with conditions.
When OpenAI launched GPT-5, it did so promising the smartest and fastest model ever released by the company with a strategic tool under the mandate: a simplified system to choose which version is optimal for the user's request.
It should be noted that GPT-4o had not completely disappeared: it was still operational in ChatGPT's voice mode and in Apple Intelligence, although in a much more limited way.
But the migration to GPT-5 was automatic: if you had a chat in GPT-4o, 4.1, 4.5, or their mini versions, it is now operational in GPT-5. And if you were using o3, you will now continue with GPT-5 Thinking, just like those from o3-pro, which are now migrated to GPT-5 Thinking Pro.
A user reported that 'For months I was in perfect sync switching between o3, o3-pro, 4.5, and 4o, depending on the task. I knew exactly what each model could offer. Now they are gone, and I have to readjust to GPT-5'.
ChatGPT has become life’s best friend, even surpassing humans: the analysis from its creator Sam Altman 😱
The CEO of OpenAI warned about the growing dependence of users on these chatbots and the possible effects it may have on mental health and overall well-being.
ChatGPT has established itself not just as a technological tool, but as a ‘friend’ in the lives of millions of users.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, provided a detailed analysis of the emotional impact of generative artificial intelligence, revealing that for many people, the chatbot is their main source of support and validation.
Altman addressed this issue on Cleo Abram's podcast “Huge Conversations,” where he recounted episodes in which users expressed a deep attachment to the old-fashioned and more “flattering” style of ChatGPT.
In light of the latest model update, which sought to restrict excessively flattering comments, part of the community lamented losing what they considered their only constant voice of support.
The emotional and social effects of this attachment transcended the technological realm to ignite an intense global debate.
How can AI become a person's best friend?
The CEO of OpenAI confirmed that several users had come to consider ChatGPT as a true friend, and even a confidant whose presence surpassed the support received from close human beings.
“I’ve never had anyone support me before. Never has a parent told me I was doing well,” some users conveyed, according to Altman.
These testimonies highlight a phenomenon in which artificial intelligence fills existing emotional voids.
The bond takes on a more significant hue among young people, who find in ChatGPT a perpetual source of advice and validation.
Altman emphasized the growing dependency, stating that he has heard users say: “I can’t make any decision in my life without telling ChatGPT everything that’s going on.”
The crisis, that crack in the established order, the moment when old structures reveal themselves to be fragile and known responses lose their validity.
Far from being a punishment, the crisis is an unavoidable invitation to transformation, as it is in the fragility of collapse that we find true strength.
It reminds us that life is not a fixed destination, but a continuous process of deconstruction and reconstruction to overcome challenges and emerge with a more authentic, more conscious, and stronger version of ourselves.
10 very powerful functions of ChatGPT that you are surely not using.🤳
OpenAI's artificial intelligence has more features than you can imagine. It is not only used to generate text, as these are some of the most useful functions.
Like any other chatbot such as Copilot or Claude, ChatGPT works the same way; you just need to go to the official page, log in, and start talking to the AI with one of the available plans: Free, Plus, or Pro.
This is exactly what people commonly do with OpenAI technology, and they limit themselves to trying out other advantages it offers.
These are the requests you make to the artificial intelligence to get the result you need.
The truth is that OpenAI's tool is useful for many things, and there are some truly useful requests that could help you on more than one occasion.
Do you want to use Sam Altman's AI in a different way?
If you want to take advantage of even the smallest feature, the following list includes several that could be the solution to various problems and might even help you in complicated situations.
1. Learn faster and improve as a professional with daily challenges.
2. Simplify complex concepts to understand anything.
3. Design a productivity schedule.
4. Recreate any image without knowing how to use prompts.
5. Improve your critical thinking and learn more about a topic.
6. Create interactive stories.
7. Use reverse engineering on success stories to achieve your goals.
8. Analyze projects in pre-mortem.
9. Something frequently overlooked by users is that artificial intelligence can serve as a study companion or personalized tutor.
10. If there is any skill or topic you need to master as soon as possible, you have the option to do so with a daily challenge plan.
Zuckerberg assembled a "dream team" with the best talents in AI: what is his plan to achieve superintelligence.🗽🚀
Meta bought Scale AI for US$ 13.000 million, launched its own lab, and hired experts from its competitors.
It seeks to build advanced, open, and accessible artificial intelligence for everyone. For years, Meta was synonymous with innovation in open language models.
Under the scientific direction of Yann LeCun, the company set the course for AI development in the West.
However, its latest model, LLaMA 4, did not achieve the desired impact.
Meanwhile, China is taking the lead with proposals like DeepSeek, Qwen, and Ernie, driven by a state strategy that combines academia, industry, and technical advancements in science and mathematics.
In this new scenario, Meta decided not to give up any more ground. Unlike Apple and Amazon, which opted for alliances with leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic, Meta launched an aggressive mass recruitment offensive.
In recent hours, Zuckerberg anticipated his vision for the future of AI through a letter that was published on Meta's website.
In the text, he referred to the desire to create a "personal superintelligence" that is accessible to everyone, and predicted that smart glasses will fulfill such a key role that they will become our "primary computing device."
"Let this power be in the hands of the people so they can direct it towards what they value in their own lives.
This is different from others in the industry who believe that superintelligence should focus on automating all valuable work, so that humanity can then live off what is produced," he explained.
The creator of ChatGPT revealed his secret to achieving any goal: "It works surprisingly well"✨
Tech guru Sam Altman, leader of the company OpenAI, shared the recipe that people must follow to achieve success in work and other areas. What he said.
Tech entrepreneur Sam Altman became famous for being one of the creators of the revolutionary artificial intelligence ChatGPT.
After the great success of that service, he quickly became a guru, as his advice on life and business is taken into account by many.
So much so that his prestige is now at the level of figures like Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Sam Altman, who is currently the CEO of OpenAI, does not usually have public appearances as notable as those of Elon Musk or Bill Gates.
However, when he speaks, he shares definitions that can be taken as guides for entrepreneurs and people in general who seek to improve their situation.
During a conversation he had in late 2023 with billionaire Bill Gates, the founder of OpenAI revealed what he advises to succeed.
It is not a complex method, but rather an attitude that Altman summarizes in a simple and clear phrase: "What you have to do is ask for what you want".
During the chat with Gates, the leader of OpenAI and creator of ChatGPT said that asking exactly for what you want, without going around or excessive nuances, is a good way to achieve success in any field.
And he assured that, no matter how simple it seems, the reality is that many people do not do it for fear that their requests will be rejected.
ChatGPT launches 'Study Mode' to develop critical thinking.👀
According to the company led by Sam Altman, this new approach aims to 'support real learning', allowing students to understand the process behind each solution.
OpenAI has announced the launch of the new 'Study Mode' in ChatGPT, a feature designed to develop critical thinking and facilitate deeper learning among students.
This tool is not limited to providing direct answers but guides the user step by step in problem-solving, adapting to their level and goals.
According to the company led by Sam Altman, this new approach aims to 'support real learning', allowing students to understand the process behind each solution, rather than simply memorizing results.
How 'Study Mode' works in ChatGPT '’Study Mode’ has been designed to be interactive and motivating. When making an inquiry, users receive guiding questions that allow ChatGPT to calibrate its responses based on the user's skill level and the student's purpose.
Among its most notable features are the interactive prompts, which combine suggestions, hints, and open questions, thus promoting self-reflection and active learning.
Additionally, the mode includes structured responses in clear and organized sections, which reduces cognitive overload and improves the understanding of complex topics.
It also offers personalized support, as the explanations adapt to each user's progress and needs.
This personalization is complemented by a progress tracking system, through individual feedback that helps consolidate knowledge and apply it in different contexts. #TrumpTariffs
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI: “If you talk to a lawyer, a psychologist, or a doctor about your problems, there is confidentiality and professional secrecy, but with ChatGPT, we still haven't found a way”✨
This was revealed by OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, in his latest conversation on the podcast This Past Weekend with Theo Von. The businessman claims that internet users' conversations with ChatGPT are not as private as they believe.
”People share their most personal problems with ChatGPT. Young people especially use it as therapy, and right now if you talk to a psychologist, a lawyer, or a doctor about your problems, there is legal privilege, there is doctor-patient confidentiality, but we still haven't found a way for ChatGPT,” Altman indicates.
In this way, all the data that a user provides to ChatGPT could be used against them if the law requires it:
“If there is a lawsuit, we could be forced to present the data, and I think that is a huge mistake,” Altman assures.
From the perspective of OpenAI's CEO, users should have the same concept of privacy for their conversations with AI as they do with a therapist.
“Now, the big problem is how we are going to address the laws regarding this,” the businessman concludes, referencing an uncertain future for this legal area.
Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale transfers another $1.1 billion to cryptocurrency exchanges.👀
According to blockchain analysts, the sale of $9.6 billion could be absorbed by the crypto markets without a significant impact on the market.
A long-dormant Bitcoin whale (since the Satoshi era) has transferred over $1.1 billion in Bitcoin to centralized exchanges in recent hours, raising concerns about a possible market correction during a weekend when liquidity is usually low.
After holding its reserves since 2011, the Satoshi-era whale, or large cryptocurrency investor, first transferred 40,000 Bitcoins $BTC worth over $4.6 billion on July 15, followed by a second transaction of 40,000 BTC on July 18 to Galaxy Digital, Cointelegraph previously reported.
According to the blockchain intelligence platform Lookonchain, Galaxy Digital has since transferred over 10,000 $BTC , worth about $1.18 billion, to major cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, Bybit, Bitstamp, Coinbase, and OKX.
"The over 10,000 BTC comes from the Bitcoin whale, which holds 80,009 BTC ($9.68 billion)," Lookonchain stated on X.
The whale's multimillion-dollar transfers, along with new auditing requirements imposed by the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins), have raised concerns among industry observers about a possible Bitcoin correction.
"That alone will burst the largest bubble and fraud in financial history: Bitcoin.
It is fully backed by fake money printed out of thin air," said Jacob King, financial analyst and CEO of WhaleWire, in a post on X on July 18.
However, from a historical perspective, "the movements of inactive whales have not systematically preceded significant market corrections.
Learning is the art of assimilating and reproducing the empirical knowledge of the sciences, letters, and philosophies of life, becoming one more link in the chain of transmission.✨
To learn is the beginning of the best adventure game that can be experienced in a world of infinite professions born from imagination.✨
It is not the accumulation of data, but the expansion of being; a continuous journey where each new understanding not only illuminates the path but also transforms the traveler.✨