Sam Altman Compares AI to Electricity

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman compared artificial intelligence to electricity in remarks during a conversation with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. He stated that AI will prove as transformative as electricity and urged countries to embrace the technology. Reports of the exchange note that AI is already reshaping innovation, startups, and everyday life. Countries that fail to adopt it risk falling behind, according to the posted video description and the accompanying social media summary from Mint.