In a recent interview with Mathias Döpfner, CEO of German media group Axel Springer, Sam Altman said he is ready for the day when AI is smart enough to replace him as leader of OpenAI.

“I think there will come a time when AI can take on the role of CEO of OpenAI better than I can, and I would absolutely love the day that happens,” Altman said. “I love my farm.”

Altman revealed that he now spends part of his time living on his own ranch, where he feels “very loved and relaxed.” In addition, he owns many expensive real estates in San Francisco, Napa (California) and a $43 million mansion on the Big Island (Hawaii).

Before ChatGPT became a global phenomenon, Altman said he had more time to “drive tractors and harvest crops” – a hobby that helped him balance his stressful work and personal life.

But this isn’t just the rant of a businessman looking to “retreat into obscurity.” Altman, who has direct access to the fastest advances in artificial intelligence, believes the moment when AI surpasses humans is coming – possibly within this decade.

“In the short term, AI will eliminate many jobs. But in the long term, like every technological revolution, humanity will find completely new jobs to do,” he said.

According to Altman, the jobs of the future will focus on helping and caring for people, because “what sets us apart is not our intellectual capacity, but our ability to care and empathize.”

“Human society has always seen itself as the protagonist. We don’t really care if machines become smarter – because in fact, it has already happened,” he added.

In an interview with German newspaper WELT last week, Altman – who just received the 2024 Axel Springer Prize – asserted that by 2030, AI will be able to do things that humans cannot.

“I would be surprised if by the end of the decade we don’t have AI models that are beyond human capabilities,” he said. “Even if the pace of development in 2026 isn’t as fast as it was in 2024 and 2025, I would be surprised. That means by the end of 2026, I expect we’ll have models that would be shocking to the world if they were announced today.”

Altman – who once called AI “the most powerful tool humanity has ever created” – seems ready for a future where machines are smarter than humans, and he returns to the fields, tractors and the simple joys of farming.

(According to Insider)

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