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Altman said older people tend to use ChatGPT as a "Google replacement" while college students use it like an operating system.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said different generations use ChatGPT in different ways. Younger people tend to use it more as an advisor, while older generations use it as a replacement for a search tool, like Google.

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