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Sam Altman feels Silicon Valley has lost its innovation culture, saying great research hasn't happened there in a 'long time'

Sam Altman thinks Silicon Valley has lost its culture of innovation

https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-sam-altman-silicon-valley-lost-innovation-culture-ai-2023-9

"Before OpenAI, what was the last really great scientific breakthrough that came out of a Silicon Valley company?" Altman said on a Wednesday podcast.

Sam Altman thinks Silicon Valley has lost its culture of innovation

Sam Altman feels Silicon Valley has lost its innovation culture, saying great research hasn't happened there in a 'long time'::"Before OpenAI, what was the last really great scientific breakthrough that came out of a Silicon Valley company?" Altman said on a Wednesday podcast.

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Ah I see. Insofar as UI/UX research resembles science, and it certainly often does, I agree that it would be better if it was public not private. But as much as I dislike corporations patting themselves on the back, I just don’t think it’s realistic to say they never innovate anything ever in designing a product.

Here’s an example: every part of the first iPhone in 2007 was already invented before its release. None of the core technology was new. But I think it’s hard to deny that Apple innovated in packaging it together in a useful attractive product.