Altman admits AI is changing industries slower than he expected
lxfater · x · 2026-10-16
- Sam Altman admitted in an interview that he expected GPT-4's 2023 release to quickly reshuffle the software industry, but the pace was slower than anticipated. His explanation: "economic inertia" — people keep doing things the old way, buying from familiar vendors, using familiar tools.
- The author's takeaway: there's a gap between AI being able to write a report and a company actually handing the job to AI — process redesign, quality checks, and accountability all need humans. Models upgrade with a click; company processes, customer trust, and habits don't. Learn and use AI seriously, but no need to panic about job loss with every model update.
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