AGI is going to be the most transformative technology in human history. Getting it right is the most important thing we can do.

AGIvisionSam Altman, interview

ChatGPT was a research preview. We expected maybe a few thousand people to try it. It hit 100 million in two months.

chatgptgrowthSam Altman, interview

I was fired on a Friday and rehired on a Tuesday. It was the most bizarre week of my life.

crisisleadershipSam Altman, paraphrased from post-crisis interviews

The cost of intelligence is going to drop to nearly zero. That changes everything about every industry on Earth.

visioneconomicsSam Altman, keynote

We started as a nonprofit because we thought AI was too important to leave to corporations. Then we realized saving humanity requires a lot of GPUs.

missionfundingSam Altman, paraphrased

Move fast and be responsible. I know those sound contradictory. They're not. They're both necessary.

safetyspeedSam Altman, conference