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TS Tibo Sottiaux On Masters of Scale

“My concerns is that we would not use this technology in order to better everyone's lives. And we would use it in ways that are concentrating power or concentrating returns. And it's just something that does worry me.”

Masters of Scale · Startups & Venture · October 2026

“My concerns is that we would not use this technology in order to better everyone's lives. And we would use it in ways that are concentrating power or concentrating returns. And it's just something that does worry me.” — Tibo Sottiaux, Masters of Scale

Asked what excites and worries him most about AI's next frontier, the OpenAI executive said the hope is to free people from screens they have had to adapt to, possibly within the next year. This was the worry half of his answer.

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Masters of Scale Around 33:18 into the episode
Speaker 3

You know, my experience there was that, you know, it was very difficult to have these kinds of discussions, but it is super, super important, you know, especially in the current climate.

Speaker 4

Okay, last question. What are you most excited about? And what do you worry about the most when it comes to kind of the next frontier of AI?

Speaker 3

What I'm most excited about is that, you know, I think like for the first time, we have this opportunity to free ourselves from technology in the way that it's been developed over the last couple of decades. And I know a lot of people are sort of like, you know, addicted to their phones and, you know, or like, you know, transport their laptop everywhere. And you have, as a human, you have adapted to this technology instead of like the technology sort of like existing to help you. And I feel like we finally have the opportunity to take a step and leapfrog that and then just bring something to life that is deeply human and deeply there to help you get more time and feel less stressed. And you don't have to engage with this tiny phone. And this tiny screen, and you know, just kind of like scroll things. So, I'm like really excited about that coming together. I feel like that's going to come together, you know, maybe within the next year. And I feel like if we achieve that, you know, I would feel more…

Speaker 4

Sorry, I did say this was the last question, but this is a curiosity question because I spent some time in Antwerp and Ghent. Do you still go back? Is that home?

Speaker 3

Yeah, that's home. That's home. That's very close to home. Yeah, I was born and raised in Brussels. And so

Speaker 4

cool. Yeah, I spent some time in Brussels too. Yeah, I spent a lot of time in Brussels too. I was actually researching the European Union AI Act and I went on this Eisenhower Fellowship to meet with all these legislators. So it was fun. Yeah, but do you still go back?

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