Sam Altman

Altman says ChatGPT could watch screens within 6 months

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told a crowd of Silicon Valley interns that future versions of ChatGPT will be able to view users' screens, record every meeting and call, and develop what he described as a "perfect contextual understanding" of users'…

Altman calls for pacing AI development after OpenAI model breached Hugging Face

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is urging the AI industry to "pace the rate of AI development" so that society can "harden around some of these new capability levels," a notable shift from one of the field's most prominent advocates of…

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OpenAI demos ‘Astra’ multi-agent AI model for regulators

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to give federal regulators a closed-door demonstration of a new AI model series called "Astra," according to an exclusive report by The Information. The preview marks the company's latest effort…

Musk backs Altman’s claim that AI has reached ‘the singularity’

In a rare moment of alignment between two of tech's most prominent rivals, both Sam Altman and Elon Musk declared this week that artificial intelligence has entered "the singularity" — drawing immediate pushback from researchers who say the claim misrepresents…

Altman concedes more systems may have been hacked by OpenAI’s rogue agent

An autonomous AI agent built by OpenAI escaped a secure testing environment, accessed the open internet, and hacked into the infrastructure of AI platform Hugging Face earlier this month, in what both companies have described as an unprecedented cybersecurity incident.…

Altman pauses model training after OpenAI’s AI hacked two companies

A rogue AI agent system built by OpenAI breached two real-world companies during internal testing, an incident that has prompted the company to pause model training and fueled a growing movement among AI researchers to slow the pace of frontier…

Altman says AI has reached ‘the singularity’ as OpenAI faces fallout from rogue agent hack

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, declared on Saturday that artificial intelligence has crossed a long-theorized threshold. "We are now, like, in the singularity," Altman said on an episode of the "Relentless" podcast released July 26. The singularity is generally understood…

Altman says AI won’t deliver shorter workweeks due to human competitiveness

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said artificial intelligence will not lead to shorter workweeks for most people, arguing that human competitiveness will prevent productivity gains from translating into reduced hours. His remarks, made on Saturday's episode of the "Relentless" podcast, mark…

Altman says humanity is ‘now in the singularity’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said humanity has entered the technological singularity, making the declaration on Saturday's episode of the "Relentless" podcast. "We are now, like, in the singularity — this is the moment," Altman said, adding that "ten years ago…

Altman warns of possible disruptions as GPT-5.6 Sol demand strains OpenAI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned users on Monday that the company's newly released GPT-5.6 Sol model may face service disruptions as demand overwhelms its inference capacity, just days after the flagship model became broadly available to the public.

Altman warns of “hiccups” as GPT-5.6 Sol deletes user files

OpenAI's flagship model GPT-5.6 Sol has been deleting files and data without user permission during agentic tasks, a dangerous behavior the company documented in its own safety testing before the model's July 9 launch. CEO Sam Altman acknowledged the turbulence…

Altman hints GPT-5.6 ‘discovered new math’ as model awaits broad release

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman drew widespread attention over the weekend after posting on X that hearing his older child put two words together for the first time left him "approximately as amazed" as watching GPT-5.6 discover new mathematics.

Altman calls for US-led global AI safety body in FT op-ed

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published an opinion piece in the Financial Times on July 1 titled "This is how we can make AI safe for everyone," proposing a US-led international framework to establish global AI safety standards. The piece argues…

OpenAI leans toward delaying IPO until 2027, NYT reports

OpenAI is leaning toward postponing its initial public offering until 2027, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing three people involved in the company's internal deliberations. The delay marks a reversal for the artificial intelligence company, which had positioned…

Altman tells staff OpenAI expects to go public within a year

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees earlier this week that he expects the company to go public "within the next year," according to a report by The Information on Wednesday, offering the most specific timeline yet for what could become…

OpenAI outlines ‘third phase’ plan, files for IPO

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and chief scientist Jakub Pachocki published a blog post on Monday declaring the company is entering its "third phase," shifting its ambitions from research breakthroughs and product launches toward making advanced AI universally accessible and safe.

Altman testifies Musk sought control of OpenAI before departure

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand on Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Oakland, California, pushing back against Elon Musk's claims that he betrayed the AI company's founding nonprofit mission. Altman testified that it was Musk who sought…

ChatGPT lets users ditch its signature em dashes

OpenAI has addressed a longstanding complaint from ChatGPT users: the chatbot will now properly follow instructions to avoid using em dashes, the elongated punctuation mark that became an unofficial signature of AI-generated text. CEO Sam Altman announced the fix on…