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The comment is being viewed as reductive of human intelligence. Critics see Altman’s line of thought as insinuating that people with a medium level of skill and intelligence will be replaced by AGI, which is yet to be realized. Given the power Altman holds in space today, it isn’t precisely astonishing that people are watching his words very closely. Founded in 2015 by Altman, Elon Musk, and Reid Hoffman, OpenAI was initially a non-profit. After 2020, the company’s structure allowed its investors to earn up to 100 times their investment., this isn’t the first time Altman has referred to the term ‘median human.