Why are you surprised that more founders aren't taking on crazy, ambitious projects?
Replied bySam Altman
Co-founder & CEO at OpenAI
Niche: AI
Revenue: Approx. $2 Billion/month
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Started: 2015
Given how much the landscape is in flux, I am surprised more people are not trying to build massive, completely new things with these tools. There is a strong temptation to apply today's agents to easy wins rather than planning for what scaling laws will enable in two to four years.
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