Subordinates Claim ChatGPT Boss Pretends to Be Smart but Knows Nothing About AI

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - As CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman portrays himself as an expert and pioneer in the field of AI. However, it turns out that Altman’s knowledge of the AI systems being developed by his own company is very “shallow.”

A New York Times report, cited by Futursim, reveals facts about Altman through interviews with several “insiders” who work with him.

The NYT interviews depict Altman as a “manipulator” with only rudimentary technical skills. Computer experts interviewed assessed that Altman’s experience in computer programming and machine learning is inadequate. He often misuses basic concepts and terms related to AI.

Altman briefly studied computer science at Stanford for two years before dropping out.

This image as a “god” and “genius” is exploited by Altman in his role as CEO. Former OpenAI researcher Carol Wainwright stated that Altman often restricts others, but those limits do not apply to him.

“He creates structures that, on paper, limit him in the future. But when the future arrives and his steps should be restricted, he doesn’t care about those structures,” said Wainwright.

Altman’s style of frequently using manoeuvres in the company to cover his technical shortcomings leads people to call him a practitioner of the “Jedi mind trick,” a super ability to influence others possessed by Jedi in the Star Wars series.

A senior executive at Microsoft predicts that Altman’s manipulative ways could end up making him infamous as a top-class con artist like Bernie Madoff or Sam Bankman-Fried.