OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI can help ‘discover new knowledge’: ‘I would bet next year that…’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that AI is no longer just a helper. AI, he believes, is evolving from tool to a team mate. Altman further added that very soon, it might even help humans discover new knowledge and solve complex problems, not just assist with simple tasks. During a conversation at the Snowflake Summit 2025, the OpenAI CEO explained that people are now using AI agents (like ChatGPT) in ways similar to junior employees. These AI agents can be given tasks, produce work, receive feedback, and improve—just like a team of entry-level coworkers.
“You hear people that talk about their job now is to assign work to a bunch of agents, look at the quality, figure out how it fits together, give feedback, and it sounds a lot like how they work with a team of still relatively junior employees,” Altman said.
