# François Chollet endorses AI remaining a tool in human hands

> Original title: Co-sign. The only future that is worth building is one in which AI remains a tool in human hands, used to elevate the human condition.

- Source: François Chollet
- Published: 2026-11-04T01:46:45.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/yeiutzxinfxd27z0o280r1pyf
- Original: https://x.com/fchollet/status/2117795655297175980

## Summary

François Chollet co-signs Sam Altman's position that people should stay in control of the future. He says the only future worth building is one where AI remains a tool used to elevate the human condition.

## Post

Co-sign. The only future that is worth building is one in which AI remains a tool in human hands, used to elevate the human condition.

## Quoted post @sama

> People should always be in control of the future.
> 
> OpenAI is against the notion that it would be acceptable for people to be relegated to a role of doing things that “AI systems think makes sense to reward in humans”.
> 
> People should not cede control of the future to superintelligence, and that requirement should ultimately constrain AI progress.

https://x.com/sama/status/2117794005165748448