Sam Altman says elites are close to building a genie-like AI that can grant any wish
yungcontent · x · 2026-07-27
Sam Altman says elites are close to creating a “genie” that can grant any wish, and that they will decide the first wish so it benefits humanity.
The post frames his quote as a revealing comment on how OpenAI thinks about access and control: making it possible for more people to ask the computer for anything they want.
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