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Aug 1, 2026

Sam Altman faces backlash after suggesting parents use ChatGPT to generate AI podcasts about their children

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked widespread criticism on social media after proposing that parents connect family calendars and children's interests to ChatGPT Work to create personalized podcasts for the morning school commute, with critics urging him to 'just talk to your kids' instead.

Aug 1, 2026·9 sources
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  • ▪OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested on X that parents connect family calendars and children's interests to ChatGPT Work to generate personalized daily podcasts for the morning drive to school
  • ▪Social media users criticized Sam Altman's proposal, arguing it encourages parents to outsource human interaction and disconnect from their families
  • ▪Sam Altman previously stated on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon that he could not imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT

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