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  "title": "Sam Altman with some sad statements about AI",
  "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1vwju3e/sam_altman_with_some_sad_statements_about_ai/",
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  "published_at": "2026-08-23T21:39:38+00:00",
  "transcript": "Sam Altman admits he was wrong on AI's timeline and says society and the economy will adapt more slowly\n\n\"I thought when we got to GPT-4, which was back in 2023, that very quickly after that there was going to be much more disruption, software businesses up for grabs right away, than it turned out to be.\"\n\n\"I think I was wrong about a few things, but one in terms of the speed: the economy just has so much inertia.\"\n\n\"People keep doing the same things, buying from the same company, wanting to use their tools the same way. I think this is actually a positive in many ways, and it's going to make this big transition go smoother and slower. I'm grateful for it.\"\n\n\"But it means we've all been too ambitious on timelines. Even with this incredible technology, society and the economy will adapt more slowly.\"\n\n\n\n--- Top Comments ---\n\n\n[275 upvotes] It also means that people at the bleeding edge of usage will pull further ahead.\n\n[78 upvotes] People would pay more attention to AI once it actually changes something in their lives directly. They hear people yelling exponential but they don’t see it.\n\n[53 upvotes] 'This is too fast and dangerous for society!'\n\n'Society isn't adapting like I BS'd about so it's fine'",
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