Sam Altman ripped to shreds after sharing “cool” new way to use ChatGPT
The days of speaking to each other are officially over.
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- Sam Altman suggested parents use ChatGPT Work to create personalized school-run podcasts about their children.
- X users criticized the idea as creepy and said parents should talk directly with their children instead.
- Critics said the use case could encourage parents to outsource emotional connection to an AI chatbot.
Key Takeaways by nexos.ai, reviewed by Cybernews staff.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI and father of one, recently shared a “cool use case” for his new productivity tool ChatGPT Work, but his suggestion was criticized as out of touch
It involves adults syncing their private family calendars to ChatGPT, and feeding the chatbot information about their children – specifically their interests.
Then they would ask ChatGPT to make a podcast that specifically talks about their kids during the drive to school.
The use case definitely left an impression on X users, but not the one Altman likely intended.
“I feel bad for Sam Altman. He probably thought this was some "feel-good" use case and had no idea how creepy and weird it is, said one X user.
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What the OpenAI executive expected to impress his followers resulted in Altman being ripped to pieces on X.
Some users described it as a “terrible use case” as it encourages parents to offload the responsibility of interacting with their children onto an unfeeling, unloving chatbot.
“Or…hear me out. You could just talk to your child and actually be interested,” said one user.
“Nothing like AI to outsource knowing your own kids,” said another person.
While many users feel that this is just a poor excuse to get out of taking care of their kids' emotional needs, other users are more conspiratorial.
“Nice. A sycophancy generator to turn everyone into sociopaths while concurrently feeding ChatGPT information about children so that it can more accurately target ads at them as they grow up,” one person declared.
The use of AI chatbots is increasingly being linked to a phenomenon called AI psychosis, and the sycophantic or overflattering nature of bots like ChatGPT encourages users to stay on the platform for longer.
While the comment may come across as cynical, the user is simply drawing on big tech’s tricks of designing addictive platforms that keep you hooked, so companies like OpenAI can continue to collect your data.
