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Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire

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Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire

The a16z Show

2025/10/08
The a16z Show

The a16z Show

2025/10/08
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Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later. In this episode, a16z Cofounder Ben Horowitz and General Partner Erik Torenberg sit down with Sam to discuss th...

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In a candid conversation, Sam Altman reflects on OpenAI's evolution from a research-driven nonprofit to a global leader in artificial intelligence, sharing insights on the organization's strategic choices and long-term vision for AGI.
09:58
LLMs could soon conduct better research than the entire OpenAI team
21:02
Scientific discovery evals are more durable and meaningful than static benchmarks
23:28
Regulation should not hinder AI progress by focusing on less capable models.
36:24
ChatGPT's high-trust relationship with users makes certain ads risky
42:21
The next trillion-dollar company won't look like OpenAI.

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How OpenAI is Building the Path to Artificial General Intelligence
00:00
Why One-Size-Fits-All AI Won’t Shape the Future
12:37
Can AI Accelerate Science Without Burning Through Energy and Trust?
23:28
From Consumers to Creators: How AI Is Changing User Behavior
36:24
What Comes After OpenAI? The Next Trillion-Dollar Idea
42:21

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Sam Altman: Sort of thought we had, like, stumbled on this one giant secret that we had these scaling laws for language models, and that felt like such an incredible triumph. I was like, we're probably never going to get that lucky again. And deep learning...