Mr Branding: OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman Confirms AI Won't Replace Human Writers Anytime Soon

Monday, September 30, 2024

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman Confirms AI Won't Replace Human Writers Anytime Soon

In a recent interview, the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, says that he doesn't believe that AI can replace human writers. He says that he has seen many badly written content by AI on the internet and he thinks that no AI model can write similar to what a human being can. AI written content is being used in schools and workplaces and many people are concerned that their roles will be replaced by AI. Yes, many content writers have lost their jobs because their client/company has started using AI but AI cannot reach the quality level of a professional human content writer, particularly when it comes to storytelling with a personal touch.

Many writers are embracing AI, instead of being afraid of it. A writer recently wrote and illustrated a complete children’s book by using AI. Another writer also wrote 120 books using chatbots over two years. Some writers are also starting to work with AI firms to enhance their AI skills. Scale AI and Surge AI are hiring writers to write prompts for AI.

Altman says that AI is a great tool for writing, but it isn't a complete substitute for a human writer. It cannot generate quality content and needs human input to create ideas. He said that AI has to reach super intelligence to take the place of human writers. There are a lot of other issues when it comes to AI that are more worrying than this.

Sam Altman said in the interview that ChatGPT’s writing skills aren't perfect right now and a lot of work needs to be done before it can generate high-quality content. OpenAI’s GPT-4o shows better writing abilities than other LLMs but it still needs a lot more training. Altman asked a question: whether the most popular novel of 2027 will have a human writer or not? The answer is yes, absolutely. Altman added that whenever he finishes a book, he checks for the writer's name, but he won't have this feeling for AI writing. There is a connection between the writer and the readers, and AI writing cannot achieve it.