OpenAI’s Sam Altman had an AMA on Reddit: 5 takeaways about ChatGPT and more [Video]

OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman had a busy day on Thursday. After launching ChatGPT Search, a new search engine feature that connects ChatGPT to real-time information, Altman and other OpenAI executives hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit’s r/ChatGPT subreddit.

Altman and co. shared some interesting nuggets about ChatGPT Search, model updates, and the future plans where AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) plays a role. We’ve distilled the biggest takeaways from the AMA and shared them here so you don’t have to read through the seemingly endless barrage of questions.

And yes, in case you were wondering, Altman used ChatGPT for some of his answers.

Using ChatGPT as a therapist

Altman addressed one of the most controversial use cases of ChatGPT, which is turning to the chatbot as a form of therapy. “It’s obviously not a therapist, but clearly a lot of people get value out of talking about their problems with it,” he said …