Sam Altman: AI should bring a Renaissance, not another Industrial Revolution
imjustnewatai · x · 2026-10-23
Sam Altman argued AI's impact should resemble the Renaissance rather than the Industrial Revolution: instead of people working long factory hours just to get by, robots taking over hard labor would give people back time for family, making things, and pursuing what they want. The poster agrees and adds that this will speed up humanity's progress even further.
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