Summary

ChatGPT was never meant to start a revolution. When it launched in November 2022, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called it “an early demo” and expectations were low. Personally, my initial reaction was that it seemed no more capable than previous large language models (LLMs) OpenAI had released; it just had a nicer interface. Obviously, I was wrong to dismiss the importance of the interface, but in 2026 I think most people who use AI are making a similar mistake without even realising it.

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