{"id":593656,"date":"2023-10-09T05:18:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T02:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bitcoin-is-a-super-logical-step-on-the-tech-tree-openai-ceo\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T05:18:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T02:18:03","slug":"bitcoin-is-a-super-logical-step-on-the-tech-tree-openai-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-is-a-super-logical-step-on-the-tech-tree-openai-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"# Bitcoin is a \u2018super logical\u2019 step on the tech tree: OpenAI CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5da0486e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5da0486e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitcoin-is-a-super-logical-step-on-the-tech-tree-openai-ceo\/#Rogan_Altman_%E2%80%98very_worried_about_CBDCs_slams_US_war_on_crypto\" >Rogan, Altman \u2018very worried\u2019 about CBDCs, slams U.S. war on crypto<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840\/https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2023-10\/4772d333-1b53-4135-a75c-41a4234dcee6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p itemprop=\"description\" class=\"post__lead\" data-v-3d3be88a> During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Altman expressed his excitement for Bitcoin and also said he was \u201csuper against\u201d CBDCs.  <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-3d3be88a>OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called Bitcoin (BTC) a &#8220;super logical&#8221; step on the tech tree, which is both free of government control while helping to fight corruption.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m excited about Bitcoin,\u201d Altman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ogjre.com\/episode\/2044-sam-altman\">told<\/a> Joe Rogan during an Oct. 6 episode of\u00a0<em>The Joe Rogan Experience <\/em>podcast.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think this idea that we have a global currency that is outside of the control of any government is a super logical and important step on the tech tree.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The OpenAI boss&#8217; wide-ranging interview with Rogan covered his thoughts on Bitcoin as a world reserve currency and his concerns about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).<\/p>\n<p>Altman, who also serves as founder of Worldcoin, said the shift to a \u201ctechnologically enabled world,\u201d including Bitcoin, could help reduce corruption. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Creator of ChatGPT, Sam Altman says, \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> is a super logical and important step on the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> tree\u201d of humanity. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2DGDzxIRrm\">pic.twitter.com\/2DGDzxIRrm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Documenting \u20bfitcoin  (@DocumentingBTC) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DocumentingBTC\/status\/1710728127180152908?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that I&#8217;ve observed, obviously many other people too, is corruption is such an incredible hindrance to getting anything done in a society to make it forward progress,\u201d said Altman. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in a world where payments, for example, are no longer like bags of cash but done somehow digitally and somebody, even if you&#8217;re using Bitcoin, can like watch those flows,&#8221; he said, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI think that&#8217;s like a corruption reducing thing.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rogan expressed his own optimism for Bitcoin despite skepticism of the wider cryptocurrency industry, saying he believes it can become a \u201cuniversal viable currency.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe real fascinating crypto is Bitcoin. To me, that&#8217;s the one that I think has the most likely possibility of becoming a universal viable currency. It&#8217;s limited in the amount that there can be [and] people mine it with their own [computer].\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat to me is very fascinating. I love the fact that it&#8217;s been implemented,\u201d Rogan added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I disagree with Joe Rogan here. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a>\u00a0won\u2019t become a \u201cuniversal, viable currency\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It already is universal, viable currency being used by millions of people globally.<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RpMIHrQMUg\">pic.twitter.com\/RpMIHrQMUg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dennis Porter (@Dennis_Porter_) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dennis_Porter_\/status\/1710476001883640172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Altman, however, has been a long supporter of Bitcoin well before the podcast. In a blog post dated 10 years ago, Altman <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.samaltman.com\/?page=10\">argued<\/a> that a world transacting in Bitcoin would be more transparent. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA world where we all transact in Bitcoin would be much more transparent, and financial transparency is great. It\u2019s perhaps the thing that would most reduce corruption,\u201d Altman said.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rogan_Altman_%E2%80%98very_worried_about_CBDCs_slams_US_war_on_crypto\"><\/span>Rogan, Altman \u2018very worried\u2019 about CBDCs, slams U.S. war on crypto<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, both Altman and Rogan said they were \u201csuper against\u201d CBDCs and expressed worry about the United States becoming a surveillance state.<\/p>\n<p>Rogan argued that CBDCs could give governments even more control over how people spend their money:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI&#8217;m very worried about central bank digital currency and that being tied to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> credit score. That scares the shit out of me. The push to that is not for the overall good of society, that&#8217;s for control.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>CBDC frameworks must guard user privacy, monetary freedom \u2014 BIS chief<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Altman added he hasn\u2019t been impressed with how the U.S. government has treated the cryptocurrency industry recently:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s many things that I\u2019m dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed that the U.S. government has done recently, but the war on crypto, which I think is a like, we can\u2019t give this up, like we\u2019re going to control this and all that. That&#8217;s the thing that makes me quite sad about the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Magazine: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Asia Express: China expands CBDC\u2019s tentacles, Malaysia is HK\u2019s new crypto rival<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"crypto_biz\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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