Sam Altman Says Caring for a Baby Is Now Impossible Without ChatGPT
Futurism
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (his late-night debut)
“I cannot imagine having gone through figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT”
Sam Altmanreported 9 December 2025- What you'll lose1/5
Parenting instinct, outsourced.
- Condescension2/5
Generations raised children without it, as he conceded.
- Tone-deafness4/5
Said on late-night television, to millions of parents.
- Doom0/5
None.
- Hypocrisy0/5
None.
Full time7 pitchforksof a possible 25
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The occasion
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (his late-night debut), reported 9 December 2025.
Context
Talking to Fallon about becoming a parent, Altman said ChatGPT helped him manage new-parent anxiety, including a question about whether it was normal that his child was not yet mobile at six months. He added that people did it for a long time without ChatGPT.
Crowd reaction
Widespread criticism
Tom's Guide reports a 'wave of online backlash', including a top r/Fauxmoi post titled 'We're cooked as a society'; Futurism calls it an alarming admission given ChatGPT's record of bad advice.
- Tom's Guide: Sam Altman talks parenthood on Fallon: 'I cannot imagine having gone through figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT'
- Futurism: Sam Altman Says Caring for a Baby Is Now Impossible Without ChatGPT
- Business Insider: Sam Altman makes his late-night debut, says he can't imagine 'figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT'
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