Sam Altman Predicts AI Will Surpass Human Intelligence, But Children Will Be More Capable

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, recently shared insights that are both thrilling and unsettling for parents: "My kids will never be smarter than AI... but they'll be vastly more capable."

As a new father, Altman has been heavily relying on ChatGPT for parenting advice. He admitted, "I don't know how I would've done that without it."

He elaborated, "My kids will never be smarter than AI, but they will grow up vastly more capable than we did... able to do things we cannot imagine."

This highlights a crucial distinction between intelligence and capability. While AI may dominate in raw intelligence, human skills like creativity, judgment, and problem-solving remain essential.

Altman emphasized, "There will be a kind of ability we still really value, but it will not be raw, intellectual horsepower."

He also warned about potential overreliance on AI, noting that people have a high degree of trust in ChatGPT, even though it can "hallucinate" or provide inaccurate information. "It should be the tech that you don't trust that much," he cautioned.

Future generations are expected to focus on:

→ Connecting information

→ Asking the right questions

→ Leveraging AI to innovate

→ Managing AI relationships

Children will grow up "vastly more capable" because they'll have AI as a thinking partner from day one, never knowing a world without instant access to superhuman intelligence.

However, Altman warned about AI dependency and parasocial relationships: "People will develop problematic parasocial relationships, society will have to figure out new guardrails."

Parents should consider:

→ Teaching kids to collaborate with AI

→ Encouraging better question-asking

→ Maintaining human creativity and judgment

→ Avoiding unhealthy AI dependencies

Altman is preparing his children for a world where human intelligence is secondary to human-AI collaboration. Are you preparing yours?

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