Sam Altman says OpenAI wants to sell intelligence like a utility
During a recent appearance at BlackRock in Washington, D.C., OpenAI’s Sam Altman, shared his vision for the future of AI. At one point saying, “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”
Altman was describing a world where AI becomes a foundational infrastructure, something woven into everyday life so deeply that consumers and businesses simply “plug into” it the same way they rely on electricity, Wi-Fi or running water.
Oh, of course. It’s all lowest-common-denominator, mediocre bullshit. If they could come up with something unique, that would be actual intelligence.
If you want to test this out, try asking for “novel” or “unusual” output. It’s still derivative, but perhaps just a little bit less derivative than standard output.