Sam Altman says he got ‘addicted’ to TikTok, including a Saturday afternoon where he scrolled ‘for like 3 hours’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he had to quit TikTok.Altman said he began using the popular app when OpenAI was preparing to launch its own social network.Ultimately, Altman said he got "addicted" and realized he needed to stop scrolling.Even Sam Altman is guilty of getting sucked into TikTok."I deleted TikTok because it was just too powerful," he said during a recent episode of the "Relentless" podcast.The OpenAI CEO said he forced himself to learn more about TikTok as the AI giant began building (and ultimately abandoned) a TikTok-esque AI-generated video social media app called Sora."I made myself get addicted to TikTok, because I wanted to just learn," Altman said.Altman said he soon found out why TikTok has become known for its recommendation algorithm, widely regarded as one of the best of its kind."I really thought it was great," he said. "And then I thought I could control it.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he had to quit TikTok.Altman said he began using the popular app when OpenAI was preparing to launch its own social network.Ultimately, Altman said he got "addicted" and realized he needed to stop scrolling.Even Sam Altman is guilty of getting sucked into TikTok."I deleted TikTok because it was just too powerful," he said during a recent episode of the "Relentless" podcast.The OpenAI CEO said he forced himself to learn more about TikTok as the AI giant began building (and ultimately abandoned) a TikTok-esque AI-generated video social media app called Sora."I made myself get addicted to TikTok, because I wanted to just learn," Altman said.Altman said he soon found out why TikTok has become known for its recommendation algorithm, widely regarded as one of the best of its kind."I really thought it was great," he said. "And then I thought I could control it. I was like, 'Oh, it's actually kind of fun,' but I only use it for 10 minutes to wind down before bed, and I'm totally in control of it. And then it was an hour one night.
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- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he had to quit TikTok.Altman said he began using the popular app when OpenAI was preparing to launch its own social network.Ultimately, Altman said he got "addicted" and realized he needed to stop scrolling.Even Sam Altman is guilty of getting sucked into TikTok."I deleted TikTok because it was just too powerful," he said during a recent episode of the "Relentless" podcast.The OpenAI CEO said he forced himself to learn more about TikTok as the AI giant began building (and ultimately abandoned) a TikTok-esque AI-generated video social media app called Sora."I made myself get addicted to TikTok, because I wanted to just learn," Altman said.Altman said he soon found out why TikTok has become known for its recommendation algorithm, widely regarded as one of the best of its kind."I really thought it was great," he said. "And then I thought I could control it.
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Sam Altman says he got ‘addicted’ to TikTok, including a Saturday afternoon where he scrolled ‘for like 3 hours’
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