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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has weighed in on the growing wave of criticism directed towards AI models, particularly on platforms like Twitter and Reddit. Altman characterizes much of this negative sentiment as “fake” discourse, attributing it to the influence of bots and users mimicking the stylistic quirks of large language models (LLMs). His comments come at a time of increased user scrutiny over issues like persistent hallucinations and ethical implications following advancements like GPT-5. While Altman frames the criticism as artificial, some observers argue that this shift reflects a natural evolution of public perception, moving from initial enthusiasm to a more nuanced and critical evaluation of AI technologies and their potential downsides. The initial discussion on this was prompted by a Reddit post in the r/artificial subreddit.