{"slug": "openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and", "title": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sees \"proactive AI\" as the next big phase after chatbots and agents", "summary": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman identified \"proactive AI\" as the next major phase of artificial intelligence, describing systems that run continuously in the background and act autonomously rather than waiting for user prompts. The shift comes as companies face rising AI costs and a fundamental challenge where most employees do not know how to effectively query AI tools. Altman pledged to help users \"get more value for less spend\" as the industry moves beyond chatbots and agents.", "body_md": "OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlines the next phase of AI products: a \"proactive AI\" that runs constantly in the background and acts on its own instead of waiting for user prompts. Companies are also wrestling with spiraling AI costs and a basic problem: most employees simply don't know what to ask AI. Altman's promise: \"We can help people get more value for less spend.\"\n\nThe article [OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sees \"proactive AI\" as the next big phase after chatbots and agents](https://the-decoder.com/openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and-agents/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and-agents/", "published_at": "2026-06-04 13:25:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-04 14:06:08.586146+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "ai-products", "generative-ai", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Sam Altman", "The Decoder"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-sees-proactive-ai-as-the-next-big-phase-after-chatbots-and.jsonld"}}