Sam Altman Slammed Over ChatGPT School Run Proposal: 'Just Talk to Your Children'
IBTimes UK
“cool use case of chatgpt work i heard last night: connect your family calendars and explain your kids' interests. every morning for the drive to school, have it make a podcast that talks about one kid's soccer game that afternoon, one kid's upcoming birthday, some news, etc.”
Sam Altman31 July 2026- What you'll lose2/5
The school-run conversation, automated.
- Condescension2/5
Your children's day, summarised for you.
- Tone-deafness5/5
The internet's reply: 'Just talk to your children'.
- Doom0/5
None.
- Hypocrisy0/5
None.
Full time9 pitchforksof a possible 25
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The occasion
Post on X (@sama), 31 July 2026.
Context
Altman shared a use case for ChatGPT Work that he had heard about: an AI-made podcast that briefs parents on their children's day on the drive to school.
Crowd reaction
Widespread criticism
IBTimes UK reports Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch's reply 'What if you just talked to your children' drew far more engagement than the original post and comedian Gianmarco Soresi called the idea 'abhorrent'; OfficeChai counts about 1.9 thousand quote tweets against roughly 300 retweets.