Sam Altman, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenAI: Staying Human While Scaling Superintelligence
Sam Altman, OpenAI's Co-Founder and CEO, discussed his journey from nearly becoming an investment banker to founding a startup, initially viewing OpenAI as a retirement project. He hopes AI will spark a new renaissance, emphasizing the evolving safety discourse and the need for greater attention to cybersecurity risks. Altman believes human work will always be crucial, advising students to innovate rather than pursue outdated trends.
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In this View From The Top interview, Claudia Chen, MBA '27 speaks with Sam Altman, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenAI.
Sam shares how he nearly became an investment banker instead of a startup founder, why he originally thought OpenAI would be his retirement project, and his hope for AI to usher in a new renaissance. He reflects on how AI's progress is shaping the conversation around safety, why cybersecurity risks deserve more attention, and why humans and their work will always matter.
His advice for the students in the room? Stop chasing what was cool five years ago, and go build the new thing.