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=== On Creative Destruction in AI Era ===
=== On Creative Destruction in AI Era ===
<blockquote>"AI will be the most important technological development in human history."</blockquote>
"AI will be the most important technological development in human history."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Sam Altman, ''Stanford Graduate School of Business'' (2023), May 16, 2023, View From The Top</ref>
—Sam Altman, ''Stanford Graduate School of Business'' (2023), May 16, 2023, View From The Top
 
=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology ===
=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology ===
<blockquote>"We need to think about how we're going to distribute wealth in a world where AI can do most economically valuable work."</blockquote>
"We need to think about how we're going to distribute wealth in a world where AI can do most economically valuable work."<ref name="ref_2021_1">Sam Altman, ''The Ezra Klein Show'' (2021), June 11, 2021, The New York Times</ref>
—Sam Altman, ''The Ezra Klein Show'' (2021), June 11, 2021, The New York Times
 
=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation ===
=== On Labor Market Disruption from Automation ===
<blockquote>"I think we're going to have systems that are capable of doing any job that a human can do within the next decade."</blockquote>
"I think we're going to have systems that are capable of doing any job that a human can do within the next decade."<ref name="ref_2024_1">Sam Altman, ''Lex Fridman Podcast'' (2024), March 18, 2024, Episode 419</ref>
—Sam Altman, ''Lex Fridman Podcast'' (2024), March 18, 2024, Episode 419
 
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society ===
<blockquote>"The marginal cost of intelligence is going to zero."</blockquote>
"The marginal cost of intelligence is going to zero."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Sam Altman, ''OpenAI DevDay Keynote'' (2023), November 6, 2023, San Francisco</ref>
—Sam Altman, ''OpenAI DevDay Keynote'' (2023), November 6, 2023, San Francisco
 
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
=== On AI Governance and Regulation ===
<blockquote>"We need to govern AI at a global level, similar to how we govern nuclear weapons."</blockquote>
"We need to govern AI at a global level, similar to how we govern nuclear weapons."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Sam Altman, ''Senate Judiciary Committee Testimony'' (2023), May 16, 2023, Washington, D.C.</ref>
—Sam Altman, ''Senate Judiciary Committee Testimony'' (2023), May 16, 2023, Washington, D.C.


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 12 August 2025

Sam Altman[edit]

Biography[edit]

CEO of OpenAI, former president of Y Combinator. Leading figure in AGI development.

Category[edit]

AI Leader

Notable Quotes[edit]

On Creative Destruction in AI Era[edit]

"AI will be the most important technological development in human history."[1]

On Wealth Inequality and Technology[edit]

"We need to think about how we're going to distribute wealth in a world where AI can do most economically valuable work."[2]

On Labor Market Disruption from Automation[edit]

"I think we're going to have systems that are capable of doing any job that a human can do within the next decade."[3]

On Zero Marginal Cost Society[edit]

"The marginal cost of intelligence is going to zero."[1]

On AI Governance and Regulation[edit]

"We need to govern AI at a global level, similar to how we govern nuclear weapons."[1]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sam Altman, Stanford Graduate School of Business (2023), May 16, 2023, View From The Top Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ref_2023_1" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Sam Altman, The Ezra Klein Show (2021), June 11, 2021, The New York Times
  3. Sam Altman, Lex Fridman Podcast (2024), March 18, 2024, Episode 419