Sam Altman's 10-year-old prediction: how many will fall in love with AI chatbots by 2026?
iamfakhrealam · x · 2026-09-06
An old tweet from Sam Altman has resurfaced: "I wonder how many people will have fallen in love with an AI chatbot by 2026." With the deadline almost here, the decade-old post is circulating as a strikingly early take on the AI companionship trend.
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