Sam Altman admits he was wrong on AI's timeline; economic inertia is stronger than expected
danielrock · x · 2026-08-24
RuxandraTeslo highlights a gap between those in the "world of bits" versus the "world of atoms" regarding barriers to technology diffusion. Citing Sam Altman, she notes he admitted to misjudging the speed of AI disruption. Altman argues that the economy has significant inertia, and software businesses aren't being disrupted as quickly as he thought post-GPT-4, which ironically makes the transition smoother and slower.
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