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.
I… I know the technical difference.
Apologies for using shorthand that you immediately interpreted correctly.
Shorthand that… you know, was used in the article.
Paraphrasing Sam Altman.
Because most readers of tech news can contextually figure out what is meant by that.