Sam Altman’s Big Bet: AI With “Infinite Memory”
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the next leap in AI may come less from better reasoning and more from systems that can remember users over time. That promise of persistent personalization also intensifies questions about privacy, control, and what people will share with machines.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues that the most transformative AI capability may be persistent memory: systems that remember your preferences and past conversations over long periods, reducing repetition and enabling deeper personalization.
- 🧠 Why “infinite memory” could matter more than better reasoning
- 🗂️ What ChatGPT’s Memory feature is designed to do
- 🔒 The privacy risks of AI remembering intimate details
- 🤝 How persistent memory could shift AI toward companionship
- 🏁 The competitive pressure from rivals like Google’s Gemini
Key question: if an AI can remember your life in high resolution, who controls that memory, and how is it protected?
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