Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently spoke in-depth with a group of reporters and executives at an exclusive dinner in San Francisco. During the conversation, he addressed criticism surrounding the launch of GPT-5 and discussed plans for expansion into new markets.
Altman acknowledged that the rollout of GPT-5 was flawed but noted that it has led to significant growth, including doubled API traffic and a growing user base. He emphasized that while some users have unhealthy relationships with ChatGPT, this is extremely rare, affecting less than 1 percent of users.
OpenAI’s CEO also expressed interest in exploring consumer hardware, brain-computer interfaces, and social media ventures. Moreover, he revealed his desire to acquire Google Chrome if the US government forces it to be sold. To fund these ambitious projects, Altman plans to raise trillions of dollars for data center development.
The dinner meeting marked an unusual opportunity for Altman to discuss sensitive topics over a meal, setting the stage for OpenAI’s aggressive expansion into new areas of technology.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/759897/sam-altman-chatgpt-openai-social-media-google-chrome-interview