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
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OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman says the rollout of the company’s latest AI model, GPT-6 Astra, took longer than hoped. He discussed the model with Ed Ludlow on Bloomberg Television’s “The Close.”
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 12:15
OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman says the technology industry has done a terrible job of explaining the benefits of artificial intelligence.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 12:13
Hours after OpenAI launched GPT-6 Astra, CEO Sam Altman apologized for what he called a “messy rollout” that left paying users waiting for access. The model was initially offered to some enterprise customers, with broader access planned over the following days but no clear timeline. The release also faced a delayed blog post and criticism that Astra’s reasoning is harder to monitor for safety.
TThe VergeOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 10:41
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says leading artificial-intelligence developers have failed to communicate the technology’s benefits effectively, leaving the industry exposed to growing backlash from communities around the world.
BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-04 07:00
OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman unveiled Astra, presenting it as a new step toward artificial general intelligence.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-03 22:01
OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman discusses the rollout of GPT-6 Astra, the company’s latest AI model, and says the technology industry has done a terrible job communicating AI’s benefits. He also says he assumes OpenAI will go public one day.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-03 20:19
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged ministers at the G20 technology summit in North Carolina to embrace AI. He said failing to adopt it would resemble rejecting electricity during the industrial era, and claimed that children growing up today will never be smarter than AI.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-03 08:04
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says artificial intelligence will become the biggest boom in business the world has ever seen. He spoke with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at a technology event in North Carolina hosted by the US for G20 members.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-02 18:52
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes part in a fireside chat at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The meeting is hosted by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
RReutersOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-02 16:43
Watch live from Asheville, North Carolina, as U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and OpenAI’s Sam Altman take part in a fireside chat at the G20 gathering.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-02 14:34
