Sam Altman says people are starting to talk like AI, making some human interactions 'feel very fake'

Major AI leaders like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are starting to acknowledge the quirks and pitfalls of their own creations. Altman said AI discussions online often feel “fake” as people are beginning to adopt bot-like language. Researchers have found evidence of ChatGPT influencing people’s vocabulary, and how they write and speak.

Even CEOs of major AI companies are starting to admit the pitfalls and quirks of the technology.OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Monday said he’s had “the strangest experience” reading a Reddit thread about Codex, his company’s new agent tool for developers.

“I assume it’s all fake/bots, even though in this case I know Codex growth is really strong and the trend here is real,” Altman wrote in a post on X .

The Reddit thread Altman references is overly positive about