Sam Altman

First, it is vital that AI companies–especially those working on the most powerful models–adhere to [...] testing prior to release and publication of evaluation results. Unverified source (2023)

Development of superhuman machine intelligence (SMI) [1] is probably the greatest threat to the continued existence of humanity. There are other threats that I think are more certain to happen (for example, an engineered virus with a long incubation ... more Unverified source (2015)

We talk about the IAEA as a model where the world has said "OK, very dangerous technology, let's all put some guard rails." Unverified source (2023)

I believe AI can be conscious. [...] First of all, I am conscious. Second of all, display capability of suffering. Unverified source

OpenAI is not a normal company and never will be. Our mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. When we started OpenAI, we did not have a detailed sense for how we were going to accomplish our mission. ... more Unverified source (2025)

But the governance of the most powerful systems, as well as decisions regarding their deployment, must have strong public oversight. We believe people around the world should democratically decide on the bounds and defaults for AI systems. Second, w... more Verified source (2023)