CEO, OpenAI; formerly President of Y Combinator
Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor at the forefront of artificial intelligence development. He is the CEO of OpenAI, the research and deployment company behind GPT models. Prior to OpenAI, Altman was President of the renowned startup accelerator Y Combinator, where he supported the growth of numerous tech unicorns. Under his leadership, OpenAI has transformed the public’s understanding of what AI can do — from conversational agents to code generation — while promoting an ethos of careful scaling and broad access. Altman is a vocal advocate for both rapid innovation and robust AI safety measures, shaping global AI policy discussions with governments and regulators.
“The development of superintelligent AI is probably the greatest threat to humanity — but also the greatest opportunity.”