OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Warns Against ‘High Degree Of Trust in ChatGPT’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has voiced concern over how heavily people are relying on ChatGPT, despite its well-known limitations.

Speaking on a recent episode of the OpenAI Podcast, Altman admitted he’s surprised by the high level of trust users place in the AI tool.

“People have a very high degree of trust in ChatGPT, which is interesting, because AI hallucinates,” he said. “It should be the tech you don’t trust that much.”

Altman also shared a personal experience of over-relying on ChatGPT after becoming a parent. “It was always on—helping me decide everything from nap routines to what to do about diaper rash,” he revealed.

But he quickly realized the AI doesn’t always get it right. “I had to remind myself,” he said.

He stressed the importance of maintaining real-world perspective and safeguards, noting,

“We need societal guardrails. We’re at the start of something powerful, and if we’re not careful, trust will outpace reliability.”

Experts agree. Dr. Melissa Tran, an AI ethicist at the University of Toronto, explained that ChatGPT’s human-like tone often misleads users.

“It speaks like a confident human. That alone makes people feel like it knows what it’s talking about—even when it doesn’t,” she said.

Using AI to assist in decision-making is fine, Altman noted—but users should treat its responses as suggestions, not absolute truths. [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>