OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI is like an intern today, but it will soon match experienced software engineers

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that AI is aking to an intern and predicted that AI agents could help humanity discover new knowledge from next year. The statement by Altman comes at a time when there is growing anxiety over the loss of jobs due to the increasing capabilties of AI models.

Speaking at the Snowflake Summit last week, Altman said, “Today [AI] is like an intern that can work for a couple of hours but at some point it’ll be like an experienced software engineer that can work for a couple of days,”