Altman discusses OpenAI internal models' math capabilities and AI's impact on programmers

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI's internal, unreleased models have reached a level on some mathematical research tasks that existing public models find hard to match. He said AI programming has not eliminated programmers; instead, it keeps developers busier, creates greater value, and may let them earn more, because the world's demand for software far exceeds what was previously imagined. He also expects that in about two years, AI may find the first meaningful candidate treatment for some major disease.