Sam Altman says current computer form factors aren't designed to deliver the "sci-fi dream" of an AI companion like ChatGPT
An image of a woman holding a laptop in front of a ChatGPT logo displayed on a computer screen.
An image of a woman holding a laptop in front of a ChatGPT logo displayed on a computer screen.
SoftBank's Pepper humanoid robot stands on display during the SoftBank World 2018 conference on July 19, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
Sam Altman speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024.
A close-up shot of a student's hand throwing a hat into the sky during a graduation celebration
Geekom A8 design showcase
Sam Altman Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI speaks during the Italian Tech Week 2024
The ChatGPT app is seen on a mobile device.
CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is seen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with representatives of social media companies at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.
A Huawei MateBook D running Ollama on Fedora 42
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, speaks at a joint press conference announcing a strategic partnership with Kakao at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2025.
Ollama stats in Windows Terminal showing eval rate and the split of CPU and GPU being used.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 06: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Altman delivered the keynote address at the first-ever Open AI DevDay conference. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
CHONGQING, CHINA - APRIL 15: In this photo illustration, the DHgate app is shown ranked second on the Top Free Apps chart in the Apple App Store, just below ChatGPT and above TurboTax, while part of the DHgate website interface is visible in the background, on April 15, 2025 in Chongqing, China. The Trump trade war has gone viral on TikTok, pushing a Chinese e-commerce app, DHgate, to the No. 2 spot on the US App Store's free iPhone apps chart. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)
Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 at Moscone Center on June 02, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
Bill Gates, Founder of Breakthrough Energy and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks onstage at The New York Times Climate Forward Summit 2023 at The Times Center on September 21, 2023 in New York City.
CHIPPING NORTON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 29: Mo Gawdat speaks at BoF VOICES 2022 at Soho Farmhouse on November 29, 2022 in Chipping Norton, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for BoF)
Asking the OpenAI gpt-oss:20b model to complete the UK 11+ test designed for 10 and 11 year old children.
Ollama running the Gemma3:12b model on a Razer Blade 18.