Sam Altman Tells Jimmy Fallon that AI Is the 'Equalizing Force' the World Needs
Sam Altman said ChatGPT reassured him during parental concerns and highlighted its usefulness as a tool for 800 million weekly users, emphasizing AI’s rapid adoption.
- Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO, appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and said ChatGPT helped him parent, adding, `I cannot imagine having gone through, figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT.`
- To make a pro-AI case, Altman highlighted ChatGPT's positive impact and said more than 800 million people now use ChatGPT weekly.
- Recounting a moment of parental angst, Altman said, `I ran to the bathroom, and I was like, do I need to take my kid to the doctor tomorrow morning?` and typed `Is this okay?` into ChatGPT, which responded his son's development was 'normal'.
- Last week Altman reportedly declared a "code red" to refocus OpenAI employees on ChatGPT amid Google competition, but he did not announce GPT-5.2 despite rumors.
- In broader terms, Altman said general users rely on ChatGPT for résumés, coding, and travel planning, but he warned about the rapid rate of change and urged building guardrails.
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