Altman says humans must keep control of AI — but which humans gets to decide?
SuzannahB1001 · reddit · 2026-11-03
A Reddit discussion on Sam Altman's recent statements that 'there should not be a handoff to AI' and that AI 'needs to serve people, not the other way around.' The poster agrees humanity must retain control but asks the harder question: social media already showed what happens when influence over public opinion concentrates in a few powerful hands — and AI will be far more powerful. Are we really repeating the social-media ownership model, handing unprecedented power to a handful of wealthy individuals and corporations?
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