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# Sam Altman’s AI U-turn: Trust less, upgrade soon
- URL: https://goodoil.news/sam-altmans-ai-u-turn-trust-less-upgrade-soon/
- Published: 2025-07-09T22:48:01.000Z
- Updated: 2025-07-10T02:24:33.000Z
- Description: “It should be the tech that you don't trust that much.”
- Author: Centrist
- Tags: News

Summarised by [Centrist](http://www.centrist.nz/?ref=goodoil.news)

**OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned users not to place too much faith in ChatGPT, calling the trust levels “interesting” given that AI still “hallucinates” and is “not super reliable.”** 

**Speaking on the company’s inaugural podcast, Altman said ChatGPT should be treated as a tool, not a truth engine: “It should be the tech that you don’t trust that much.”**

But the bigger reveal came when Altman reversed his long-held stance on AI hardware. After insisting for years that the AI boom wouldn’t require new devices, Altman now says current computers were “designed for a world without AI.” In his words, future devices will be “way more aware of their environment” and tuned to user context beyond the keyboard and screen.

His comments suggest a coming wave of AI-native hardware, systems built to integrate persistent memory, multimodal interaction, and real-time contextual awareness. 

Altman’s shift could signal where OpenAI is heading next as the company deals with copyright lawsuits and fresh privacy concerns around persistent memory and ad-supported models.

[**Read more over at Times of India**](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-asks-users-not-to-trust-chatgpt-much-it-should-be/articleshow/122154216.cms?ref=goodoil.news)

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