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Sam Altmanby Sam Altman10 Apr 2026
Here is a photo of my family. I love them more than anything. Images have power, I hope. Normally we try to be pretty private, but in this case I am sharing a photo in the hopes that it might...
Sam Altman
blog.samaltman.comadded August 2026
top 54%Sora update #1
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman4 Oct 2025
We have been learning quickly from how people are using Sora and taking feedback from users, rightsholders, and other interested groups.
Sora 2
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman30 Sept 2025
We are launching a new app called Sora. This is a combination of a new model called Sora 2, and a new product that makes it easy to create, share, and view videos.
Abundant Intelligence
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman23 Sept 2025
As AI gets smarter, access to AI will be a fundamental driver of the economy, and maybe eventually something we consider a fundamental human right.
The Gentle Singularity
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman10 Jun 2025
We are past the event horizon; the takeoff has started. Humanity is close to building digital superintelligence, and at least so far it’s much less weird than it seems like it should be.
Three Observations
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman9 Feb 2025
Our mission is to ensure that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) benefits all of humanity. Systems that start to point to AGI* are coming into view, and so we think it’s important to understand...
Reflections
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman6 Jan 2025
The second birthday of ChatGPT was only a little over a month ago, and now we have transitioned into the next paradigm of models that can do complex reasoning.
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman21 Dec 2023
- Optimism, obsession, self-belief, raw horsepower and personal connections are how things get started.
DALL•E 2
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman6 Apr 2022
Today we did a research launch of DALL•E 2, a new AI tool that can create and edit images from natural language instructions. Most importantly, we hope people love the tool and find it useful.
The Strength of Being Misunderstood
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman1 Dec 2020
A founder recently asked me how to stop caring what other people think. I didn’t have an answer, and after reflecting on it more, I think it's the wrong question.
PG and Jessica
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman25 Sept 2020
A lot of people want to replicate YC in some other industry or some other place or with some other strategy.
Researchers and Founders
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman19 Jun 2020
I spent many years working with founders and now I work with researchers. Although there are always individual exceptions, on average it’s surprising to me how different the best people in these...
Idea Generation
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman28 May 2020
The most common question prospective startup founders ask is how to get ideas for startups. The second most common question is if you have any ideas for their startup.
Please Fund More Science
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman30 Mar 2020
Experts on the COVID-19 pandemic seem to think there are three ways out—that is, for life, health, and the economy to return roughly to normal.
Hard Startups
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman26 Feb 2020
The most counterintuitive secret about startups is that it’s often easier to succeed with a hard startup than an easy one.
How To Invest In Startups
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman13 Jan 2020
There is a lot of advice about how to be a good startup founder. But there isn’t very much about how to be a good startup investor.
How To Be Successful
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman24 Jan 2019
I’ve observed thousands of founders and thought a lot about what it takes to make a huge amount of money or to create something important.
US Digital Currency
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman10 May 2018
I am pretty sure cryptocurrency is here to stay in some form (at least as a store of value, which is the only use case we have seen work at scale so far).
Productivity
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman10 Apr 2018
I think I am at least somewhat more productive than average, and people sometimes ask me for productivity tips. So I decided to just write them all down in one place.
A Clarification
Sam Altmanby Sam Altman16 Dec 2017
I made a point in this post inelegantly in a way that was easy to misunderstand, so I’d like to clarify it.