Intelligence as a Commodity

Psychology Today | 13.03.2026 01:59
I recently came across a clip of Sam Altman on X describing a future in which intelligence becomes a utility that can be sold like electricity or water on a meter. To me, it was a striking comment, and I understand the business logic behind it. AI will almost certainly become embedded in everyday life. from business to aspects of our daily living. But the phrase really stopped me as it seems to capture something larger than a commercial pricing model. It suggested a shift in how we may soon begin to understand intelligence itself less as a human capacity to be cultivated than as an external service to be accessed.