Sam Altman: AI Adoption Slower Than Expected

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says he was wrong about the rapid timeline for AI's impact. He expected much more disruption after GPT-4's arrival in 2023. However, the pace of change has been slower than he predicted. Altman thought software companies would face faster disruption once AI models became more capable. He believes the economy's inertia is a primary reason for this slower shift. What's interesting is Altman also discussed OpenAI's Codex coding product. He revealed they were initially "way behind" Anthropic's Claude Code, calling their decision to compete a "crazy kamikaze mission." Despite this, Codex has since become a widely used tool. The bottom line: While AI companies build quickly, Altman suggests the wider economy will adopt these technologies at a much slower pace. This impacts how quickly we might see widespread changes from AI.