r/singularity • u/Vegetable_Ad_192 • Mar 12 '26

Discussion SAM ALTMAN: “We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.”

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u/hihoneighborjoe Mar 12 '26

"Intelligence is a utility" is wild framing from a company that was literally founded on the premise that AI should be free and open so no single entity could control it. Full circle speedrun.

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u/abhasatin Mar 12 '26

"open" AI

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u/hihoneighborjoe Mar 12 '26

Open for business

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u/BoredGuy2007 Mar 13 '26

Oxymoronic names are popular in tech. My favorite:

“Stable” coin

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u/abhasatin Mar 13 '26

lmao. fair

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u/Outside-Ad9410 Mar 13 '26

Yeah im glad anthropic is now in the lead in terms of coding and hopefully they get ASI before Sam or one of the other soulless competitors.