Sam Altman and his husband Oliver Mulherin welcomed a baby boy via surrogacy in February, producing an immediate neurochemical response that reshaped Altman's priorities. Parenthood led Altman to reflect on long-term implications of advanced artificial intelligence and to reinforce his commitment to making careful decisions for humanity. Colleagues expressed confidence that fatherhood would improve Altman's decision-making. Altman's leadership at OpenAI has attracted both praise and criticism; he was ousted by OpenAI's board in November 2023 amid concerns about leadership, transparency, and communication.
I don't think I have anything non-cliché to say here, but it is the best, most amazing thing ever. And it totally rewired all of my priorities,
I remember in the first hour, I felt this neurochemical change and it happened so fast. I was like, oh, I get to like observe this. Like, I am being like neurochemically hacked, but I'm noticing it happening. I'm totally fine with it. That's great. But everything is going to be different now.
A lot of people have said, I'm very happy you're having a kid, because I think you'll make better decisions for humanity as a whole,
I really wanted to get it right before, and do the best I could. I still really want to now.
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