#sam-altman

OpenAI is finalizing a $100B+ funding round backed by Amazon, SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft. The deal would value the AI company at over $850 billion—a record for any private tech company.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has set a new date for AGI, claiming that by the end of 2028, most of humanity's intellectual capacity could reside inside data centers rather than human minds.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to criticism over AI training energy costs by drawing a parallel to human education: becoming intelligent also requires 20 years and all the food energy consumed in that time.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed back on AI energy criticism by comparing it to the energy cost of human development — 20 years of life and all the food consumed before becoming capable. The comment sparked wide debate on Reddit.