'Father of GPT' Sam Altman: AI Will Become a Public Utility Like Water and Electricity, Paid Based on Usage

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated during an interview at the BlackRock America Infrastructure Summit on March 11: In the future, the business model of AI companies will shift to 'selling tokens.' AI will become a public utility like water and electricity, with fees based on usage. However, if computing power supply falls short, AI could become expensive or even an exclusive resource for a select few. Therefore, the most critical solution is to build massive computing power to meet the rapidly growing market demand.