Altman Attributes Slow AI Progress to Economic Inertia
X users quote Sam Altman acknowledging that the economy adapts more slowly than expected to AI advances.
TLDR
Posts on X circulate a quote attributed to Sam Altman in which he states he underestimated the speed of economic change after GPT-4. He says the economy carries substantial inertia that limits how quickly society integrates new AI capabilities. Commenters note the admission aligns with earlier observations that traditional industries face adoption barriers unlike tech firms. Several accounts frame the remark as a correction to prior predictions of rapid disruption, while others discuss implications for diffusion of the technology beyond initial scaling.
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Zephyr@zephyr_z9"I think I was wrong about a few things, but one in terms of the speed: the economy just has so much inertia." LMAO https://twitter.com/firesidealpha/status/2091506987137896560
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KM Katie Miller@KatieMillerSam Altman blows whichever way the wind does https://twitter.com/firesidealpha/status/2091506987137896560
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BR Brian Roemmele@BrianRoemmeleUnfortunately these types “thought” and pooped in your’s and mine’s hot tub and just casually walk out with all they left behind in society. They have no wisdom and prefer to think they know better than us. Only to later admit—they didn’t—know.…
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TL Taylor Lorenz@TaylorLorenz“We've all been too ambitious on timelines. Even with this incredible technology, society and the economy will adapt more slowly." https://twitter.com/firesidealpha/status/2091506987137896560
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YI Yishan@yishanWhatever else you want to say about him, I think Sam Altman is the most level-headed and even-keeled of the AI leaders. He's consistently un-crazy about this totally crazy time. If we take the internet as a benchmark, it took until the mid/late-2010s for the internet to truly…
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RO rohit@krishnanrohitWho should rise in status based on this new realisation? https://twitter.com/firesidealpha/status/2091506987137896560
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