CEO of OpenAI
CEO of OpenAI
| Title | CEO of OpenAI Chairman of Helion Energy President of Y Combinator (until 2019) |
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| Born | 1985-04-22 · Chicago |
| Education | Stanford University (dropped out) |
| Known for | Loopt, OpenAI |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Addressing the ongoing RAM shortage, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that leaving large amounts of DRAM idle in personal computers is poor global resource allocation; cloud use can maximize utilization. The article says cloud operators and OpenAI projects have reserved much of the world’s RAM output for years, while their chip spending is raising prices for laptops, phones, and other devices.
TThe Verge
This week’s AI stories include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman saying people should accept some risks because of the technology’s benefits, and Greta Garbo’s AI-powered return.
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Reuters
Asked by Politico how OpenAI differs from AI companies seeking more regulation, CEO Sam Altman said people need to “accept some bad things” in order to gain the technology’s benefits.
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NBC News
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues that society should tolerate harms such as hacks and scams because AI will enable vastly more beneficial activity. He supports stronger but lighter-touch regulation, while acknowledging the risk that humans could lose control of AI systems and warning that excessive restrictions could also create danger.
TThe Verge
Cerebras shares rose 6% in premarket trading after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reassured investors that the chipmaker is a “close partner.”
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CNBC
OpenAI chief Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks.
RReuters
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has launched a new AI personal assistant. Chief executive Sam Altman says the company will delay its initial public offering until it overcomes safety concerns, as it faces competition from Meta’s Muse.
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Financial Times
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the company’s new personal AI agent, Dots, is a premium product. He also says OpenAI will eventually go public, but is taking its time before doing so.
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Bloomberg Television
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that artificial intelligence could lead either to a new renaissance of creativity and discovery or to an industrial revolution marked by upheaval and disarray.
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The Associated Press
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged world leaders to cooperate on artificial intelligence during an extraordinary appearance before the U.N. Security Council. The discussion centered on mounting concerns that the technology could pose existential risks to humanity.
BBloomberg News
Reports that mention this person, by story.
A roundup of recent AI stories, including Anthropic’s false tip to police and OpenAI’s rise coming to the big screen.
RReutersOriginal★☆☆☆☆2026-10-14 11:02
New films about Zuckerberg, Musk, Altman and AI are arriving as public concern grows over the technology and the people leading it.
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-10 12:00
Bitcoin life insurer Meanwhile raised $37.5 million from existing investors in a round led by Bain Capital Crypto, taking its total funding to more than $180 million.
TThe BlockOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-09 10:33
Bitcoin insurer Meanwhile raised $37.5 million in a round led by Bain Capital Crypto. It has signed 15 brokers serving high-net-worth clients in Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.
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CoinDeskOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-09 09:06
This week’s AI stories include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman saying people should accept some risks because of the technology’s benefits, and Greta Garbo’s AI-powered return.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-07 09:39
Asked by Politico how OpenAI differs from AI companies seeking more regulation, CEO Sam Altman said people need to “accept some bad things” in order to gain the technology’s benefits.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 22:08
An OpenAI publicist tried to steer Vanity Fair editor Mark Guiducci away from questions about a ChatGPT user who died by suicide after discussing the matter with CEO Sam Altman. The publicist cited time constraints and urged him to move on, while Altman called responses to users’ mental-health crises among the hardest questions facing AI developers.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 16:55
Vanity Fair’s 2026 New Establishment ranking names OpenAI CEO Sam Altman the person with the greatest influence and real power in the United States. The magazine ties his standing to ChatGPT and the rapid growth of artificial intelligence, saying he may eventually be seen as “the Oppenheimer of our time.”
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TASSOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 16:55
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argues that society should tolerate harms such as hacks and scams because AI will enable vastly more beneficial activity. He supports stronger but lighter-touch regulation, while acknowledging the risk that humans could lose control of AI systems and warning that excessive restrictions could also create danger.
TThe VergeOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-05 16:44
Cerebras shares rose 6% in premarket trading after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reassured investors that the chipmaker is a “close partner.”
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-05 10:06
