Sam Altman, in a Video Released by OpenAI, Apparently Thinks AGI Is Going to Hit Society Like a Once-a-Century Pandemic

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By John GruberApr 7, 2026, 6:23 pm247 ptsTrending
Not sure why they think this comparison is reassuring rather than terrifying. I also have to say that Altman’s claims, today, that OpenAI employees were obsessed with COVID weeks ahead of the rest of the world feels more than a little like Donald Trump’s repeated false claim that he predicted, pre-9/11, that…

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