What is Sam Altman

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI. In May 2026, he said he does not expect a jobs apocalypse from AI, noting less impact on entry-level white-collar jobs than anticipated. In March 2026, Karen Hao reported that the OpenAI startup fund is actually Altman’s personal fund. She also quoted Altman saying, “Development of superhuman machine intelligence is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity.” In April 2025, Bill Gurley noted that Altman suggested OpenAI would not have a usage restriction like Meta’s Llama at 700 million users. In June 2025, Kevin Weil said Altman believes the world has already changed dramatically over the last 24 months, but daily life hasn’t changed much. In June 2026, Nathaniel Whittemore said Altman predicted apps would become obsolete due to AI, yet now wants to build a super app.