Friday, 31 July, 2026
Hooked on the Feed: Why OpenAI’s Sam Altman Deleted TikTok
By TechShots Studio
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed he intentionally got himself "addicted" to TikTok to study its powerful recommendation algorithm. What started as an experiment to understand the platform quickly turned into hours of endless scrolling. Realizing the habit was too consuming to control, Altman deleted the app entirely—calling its addictive design "too powerful."
Read full story at TIMES OF INDIA