Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has always been passionate about general-purpose artificial intelligence (AGI) and says the company is actively pursuing this ambitious goal. In a recent Reddit AMA, Altman claimed that AGI is possible using existing hardware, and while he didn't specify exactly what would be needed, he has previously said that realizing his AI vision would require $7 trillion and years to build 36 semiconductor factories and more data centers. Altman previously wrote in a blog post...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman poured cold water on hopes for the next major release of ChatGPT, due out this year. "We're going to release some really good versions later this year! We won't be calling it gpt-5, though," he said at this week's Reddit AMA. OpenAI will focus on releasing GPT-o1, previously codenamed "Project Strawberry," a new AI model from OpenAI that is slower but aims to answer before...

On August 7, local time, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman released a photo of strawberries, hinting at the mysterious "Strawberry" project, which sparked heated discussions across the Internet. The Information reported that as OpenAI seeks to raise more funds, its researchers are trying to launch a new AI product that can solve difficult problems better than existing products. OpenAI is said to have demonstrated the technology to US national security officials this summer, and a person with direct knowledge of the meetings...

According to the New York Times, Elon Musk has reopened his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. Musk accused OpenAI of putting profits and commercial interests above the public interest, and of breaking its promise to share or open source the company's technology for free by choosing to provide Microsoft with an exclusive license for its technology. In June, Elon Musk withdrew his lawsuit against OpenAI and its two co-founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, in a California court.

In a recent column, Gary Marcus, one of the founders of the field of machine learning, sharply criticized OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, saying that he cannot be trusted and that the development of generative AI is heading in the wrong direction. Marcus pointed out that although Altman often mentioned the importance of AI safety in public, his actual actions contradicted these remarks, which made people question his integrity. Source Note: The picture is generated by AI, and the picture is authorized by Midjourn…

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stressed the importance of using high-quality data to train AI models in an interview. He said that high-quality data is critical to AI systems, whether it is human-generated data or synthetic data. Altman mentioned the need for high-quality data for AI systems in an interview at the AI for Good Global Summit. He believes that low-quality data, whether it is from humans or synthetically generated, will become a problem. Altman said: "I think you need...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that he has joined the "Giving Pledge" list and pledged to donate more than half of his wealth. This decision comes after a turbulent period for Altman. Source note: The image is generated by AI, and the image is licensed by Midjourney. As the co-founder of the San Francisco-based company ChatGPT, Altman is a venture capitalist who has accumulated a fortune of about $1 billion through investments, according to Forbes. He was removed from his position as CEO in November last year and then again…

In the recent resignation incident at OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman expressed concern about a controversial clause in the company's exit agreement, which suggested that equity could be cancelled. Altman emphasized that OpenAI has never used this clause and guaranteed that vested equity will not be affected by any separation agreement or non-disparagement agreement. Altman emphasized that this clause in the previous exit document was wrong and should not exist. "I take full responsibility for this, and this is one of the very rare embarrassing moments in my time running OpenAI; I had no idea this was happening and I should…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed some information about GPT-4o and GPT5 in an interview. GPT-4o is a large multimodal model that can reason across text, video, and audio. Sam Altman said that he had long had the idea of controlling computers with voice, and GPT-4o's comprehensive reasoning ability will bring an unprecedented user experience. Compared with existing voice assistants, such as Apple's Siri, GPT-4o is more autonomous and excels in semantic understanding. Source Note: The image is generated by AI,…

Forbes said on Monday that Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, has become a billionaire. Altman has become the face of the global artificial intelligence boom since 2022, and when his company launched ChatGPT, he was ranked 2,692nd on Forbes magazine's billionaire list. The financial news agency said Altman's wealth mainly comes from investments in startups such as Reddit, which recently went public on the New York Stock Exchange, and the current valuation of about 65 billion...

According to the well-known technology media The Information, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple design director Jony Ive recently joined hands to plan to develop an AI-driven personal device and are seeking up to $1 billion in financing. This news has attracted widespread attention in the industry. Currently, they are in talks with potential investors, including SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son, OpenAI investor Thrive Capital, and well-known venture capital firm Emers…

OpenAI's board of directors recently announced important changes, marking the return of Sam Altman and the addition of three outstanding female members. This decision not only brings the size of the board to eight members, but also injects new vitality into the company's future development. The return of Sam Altman, who has made outstanding contributions to OpenAI, will bring more strategic leadership to the company. At the same time, the three new female members have also injected more diversity and professional experience into the board. Among the new members, Sue Des…

The San Francisco Superior Court in California, USA, displayed a lawsuit notice, announcing that Musk officially sued OpenAI and co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. Musk's main accusations include OpenAI's breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and unfair business practices. He asked OpenAI to open source its technological achievements and share them with all mankind. The lawsuit also involved OpenAI's secret development of a large model called Q*, which led to Altman's dismissal. OpenAI…

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, focusing on whether the company's statements to investors were misleading. During the turmoil in November last year, Altman was removed from his position and reappointed after an employee rebellion, which attracted widespread attention. The investigation shows that the SEC is deeply reviewing the emails of Altman and other relevant personnel to understand whether investors were misled in the incident last November. In that "powder keg incident", Microsoft employees called it "…

In Reddi's latest IPO filing, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman became a major shareholder of Reddit Inc., holding 8.7% of Reddit shares, including 789,456 Class A shares and 11.4 million Class B shares. Altman has a long-standing and close relationship with Reddit, having participated in the inaugural class of the 2005 Y Combinator accelerator with Reddit co-founders Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and has worked in the former...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was recently revealed to be launching an ambitious AI chip plan, planning to raise $7 trillion (currently about 50.47 trillion yuan), and then tweeted that it would be raised to $8 trillion to build a series of wafer fabs to produce a wide range of chips for global AI applications. Since Altman's plan was exposed, it has quickly become a hot topic of discussion in the semiconductor industry. "Silicon Sage" Jim Keller recently expressed his opinion that if he were to promote it, the cost would be...

Intel Foundry Services (IFS) is scheduled to host IFS Direct Connect on February 21, 2024 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will be a distinguished speaker at the event. “I am delighted to have Sam Altman join me for Direct Connect on February 21,” said Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. “Sam is a renowned leader in AI and its impact on the world. I look forward to discussing the role of semiconductors in driving modern…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in talks with Middle Eastern investors and chipmaker TSMC to launch a new chip venture. This is to meet his company's growing demand for semiconductors while reducing its dependence on Nvidia, according to people familiar with the matter. Altman has discussed funding this ambitious new project with some of the region's wealthiest investors to develop the chips needed to train and build AI models, as well as the factories needed to manufacture them. The 38-year-old entrepreneur is working with investment firms in the United Arab Emirates...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently talked about his views on AI at the Davos Forum. His core point is "be careful, but don't be afraid." On January 18, local time, Altman participated in a sub-forum of the 2024 Winter Davos Economic Forum, with the theme of "The Role of Technology in a Turbulent World." Altman said at the forum that AI's capabilities "have many limitations" and people should treat it as a tool that is "helpful in some areas" rather than over-relying on AI. In this speech, Altman maintained his...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed the most frequently requested features on ChatGPT Maker in 2024, which include artificial general intelligence, GPT-5 language model, and more personalization. The requests were in response to questions Altman posed to followers on X (formerly Twitter), where he asked what they wanted OpenAI to build or fix in 2024. In the user's wish list, general artificial intelligence (AGI) and GPT-5 language model emerged as one of the most prominent mentions. Users also expected more personalization…

As 2023 is coming to an end, Sam Altman released a year-end summary and shared 17 suggestions. He thanked the OpenAI team for launching ChatGPT and believed that 2023 was the year when the world began to take AI seriously. Altman emphasized the importance of optimism, team cohesion, and the completion of important tasks, and expected more significant progress in 2024. He also mentioned the pressure of becoming a public figure, but expressed gratitude to the team, users, and partners. Altman explained the 17 suggestions in detail in a blog post, including team building, incentive mechanisms, resource management, etc. He…

Although Sam Altman was reappointed as OpenAI’s CEO shortly after being fired last month, he stands to reap the benefits even if the company continues to develop ChatGPT during his absence. During Altman’s tenure as CEO, OpenAI reportedly signed a letter of intent to invest $51 million in AI chips from a startup called Rain AI, in which Altman also made a personal investment. According to an agreement seen by WIRED…

OpenAI announced that Sam Altman will return to OpenAI as CEO and Mira Murati will return to the CTO position. The new initial board of directors will be composed of Bret Taylor (Chairman), Larry Summers and Adam D'Angelo. At the same time, Altman expressed his gratitude to everyone and said that he is very optimistic about the success rate of OpenAI's mission. Next, OpenAI will focus on advancing research plans...

Recently, the fate of OpenAI's core scientist Ilya Sutskever and the company's CEO Sam Altman has attracted widespread attention in the boardroom. Musk, one of the former co-founders of OpenAI, has shown a keen interest in what Sutskever saw inside the company that was enough to make him take action to fire Altman. Sutskever, whom Musk recently described as a "nice guy" with a "good heart", is key to OpenAI's success. He was fired two weeks ago on Monday...