"Talk like robots": devs mock Sam Altman's villain-sounding speeches, urge AI CEOs to be normal
alexmacgregor__ · x · 2026-10-05
Developer alexmacgregor amplified bencsin's jab that Sam Altman "sounds like Lex Luthor or some other fictional megalomaniac villain" every time he speaks, and argued that figures like Sam and Dario "talk like robots." His take: if AI leaders just acted normal, regular people might actually like and respect AI companies.
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