While many view AI primarily through the lens of ChatGPT, I believe AI is underhyped because the advancements in reinforcement learning since then have been extraordinary, enabling complex planning capabilities.

I started Day.ai shortly after the ChatGPT moment because it felt like the right time to capture the imagination and build something impactful.

The development of ChatGPT was rooted in a long-term vision of creating safe AI systems that align with human values, utilizing reinforcement learning with human feedback.

We launched Character.AI about a month before ChatGPT came out in October 2022, and we scaled from 300 generations per second to over 30,000 in about 18 months.

Generative AI and large language models, like ChatGPT, are incredibly powerful technologies that will soon become even more powerful.

The launch of ChatGPT has significantly raised public awareness about AI, making it accessible beyond just large corporations.

In 2025, AI tools like ChatGPT have become as essential as having a laptop, with 90% of respondents using it regularly, surpassing even Gmail and Slack in popularity.

Midjourney and Character AI were released before ChatGPT, creating early niche communities of adopters that contributed to the rise of AI awareness leading up to ChatGPT's popularity.

The consensus two years ago was that the launch of ChatGPT would benefit OpenAI exclusively, but many successful AI applications have emerged from startups instead.