Altman: Bots and LLM-Style Speech Make Social Media Feel ‘Fake,’ Fuels OpenAI Platform Talk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says bots — and humans adopting LLM-style speech — have made social media feel “fake.” After seeing suspiciously enthusiastic posts about OpenAI Codex on Reddit, he blamed LLM quirks, engagement-driven incentives, astroturfing and bots. Data shows huge non-human traffic, and critics wonder if Altman’s critique nudges interest in an OpenAI social platform — though bot-only networks still create echo chambers.