Sam Altman Talks More About DeepSeek: The World Needs Open Source Models

In a recent roundtable conversation at the Technical University of Berlin, OpenAI founder Sam Altman spoke again about DeepSeek and praised the latter's open-source models for their great contributions to the world. During the conversation, the moderator asked, "What does open source mean for OpenAI and the field after the release of DeepSeek-R1? Sam Altman replied that open source has its place and that the world needs open source models and praised them for providing a lot of value to humanity. Altman also said that open source is a good thing, but that there are a lot of things to think about behind the scenes and it's hard to do, and he suggested that if you're a student today, you should be learning how to use AI tools really efficiently. tools. Learning AI and using it to do things you couldn't do before is the most important practical skill, he argued, and Altman emphasized that the human instinct is to care about other people and the value they create, and that this trend isn't going to change. In addition, Sam Altman revealed more information about the GPT-5 in this conversation. Among them, Altman mentioned that he doesn't think he will be smarter than GPT-5. At the same time, he also said that the development of AI, and even beyond, will be the trajectory of human history, and AI will give mankind unprecedented capabilities.