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Sam Altman

Sam Altman co-founded OpenAI and serves as its chief executive officer, according to OpenAI's own announcement and Crunchbase.

930 claims collected, 238 researched, 87 resolved. Report of 4 November 2026, method 0.1.0+c876030c.

Scores by kind of claim

Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    83 77 88

    High confidence, 77 factual claims resolved. From 18 documents, 2014 to 2026; 19 documents sampled from 35 candidates found.

    Not scored: 28 unresolvable, 18 checkable only against their own records.

  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    69 49 87

    Low confidence, 5 predictions resolved. From 4 documents, 2017 to 2025; 19 documents sampled from 35 candidates found.

    Not scored: 94 unresolvable. 9 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

  • Promises

    Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?

    69 49 87

    Low confidence, 5 promises resolved. From 4 documents, 2017 to 2024; 19 documents sampled from 35 candidates found.

    Not scored: 1 unresolvable, 1 checkable only against their own records.

All types combined: 81 (likely 76 to 86, high confidence), from 87 claims: 77 factual claims, 5 predictions, 5 promises. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Sam Altman's claims

930 claims, sorted by newest said. Choose a claim to read it in full.
VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 And I don’t really have that much anymore. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think the right answer there is just user choice. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think AI and surprise don't go together. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Altman said GPT-5 might be the pivotal moment in AI development, adding that he did not know. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI timelines and forecasting
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Compute will become maybe the most precious commodity in the world. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI compute, hardware and data
Mostly true Factual 18 Mar 2024 OpenAI chose to publicly discuss GPT-1, 2, 3 and 4 rather than build in secret until GPT-5. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 AI safety and alignment
Not yet due Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Sam Altman said he expects that by the end of this decade, and possibly somewhat sooner, there will be quite capable AI systems that people look at and say are really remarkable. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI timelines and forecasting
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 AGI is also not an ending. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Mostly true Factual 18 Mar 2024 Not long ago, Elon Musk was talking about launching rockets while people laughed at the idea. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 Other
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 We'll release in the coming months many different things. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not researched Factual 18 Mar 2024 Elon Musk thought OpenAI was going to fail. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 And also, robots were hard for the wrong reason at the time, but we will return to robots in some way at some point. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I continue to think that no company should be making these decisions, and that we really need governments to put rules of the road in place. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not researched Factual 18 Mar 2024 OpenAI declined Musk's push to make it a for-profit he controlled or merge it with Tesla, and Musk left. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think that’s super important. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think one of the challenges for OpenAI will be we’re going to have to have a board and a team that are good at operating under pressure. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 But I do want to make sure we get that slow takeoff. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 Yeah, I really respect Elon and I hope that years in the future we have an amicable relationship. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not yet due Prediction 18 Mar 2024 By the end of this decade, possibly sooner, there will be quite capable AI systems that people find truly remarkable. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI timelines and forecasting
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 the board of a nonprofit has, unless you put other rules in place, quite a lot of power. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 It seems to me like you want to be able to allocate more compute to harder problems. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think we like milestones too. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 That was definitely the most painful professional experience of my life, and chaotic and shameful and upsetting and a bunch of other… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Altman said he did not think OpenAI would set a precedent here, and that he would heavily discourage others from doing that. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think Ilya is always on a soul search in a really good way. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I hope we have less stuff like that as people start to work towards AGI. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Altman said it looks like the approach of training on two-dimensional data is going to go surprisingly far, while saying he did not want to speculate much about which limits it would overcome. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI capabilities
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I worry about that for AI. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Mostly true Factual 18 Mar 2024 Elon Musk wanted total control of OpenAI to turn it around. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 No, definitely not. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think that's less important than the question you were getting at, which is, do we need a way to do a slower kind of thinking Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 So I really hope that as part of this transition, as this phase change, we also get humanoid robots or some sort of physical world robots. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I mean they're both super important, but the RLHF, the post-training step Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think Helion’s doing the best work, but I’m happy there’s a race for fusion right now. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 But I think it pushed out of the space of discourse a lot of the other very significant AI- related risks. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think we're somehow missing the mark. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think that’ll help. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 When that works, which is not very often, it's very magical. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 We are much less caught up in the culture war than I’ve heard about in a lot of other companies. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I never capitalized there, as I think most internet kids didn’t, or maybe they still don’t. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 We’re a small company. We have to really focus. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 We are not ready to talk about that. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I’m excited about being smarter. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 My company very nearly got destroyed. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 The road to AGI should be a giant power struggle. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think that will be important. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I have realized since that I think it’s very poorly formed, and that people use extremely different definitions for what AGI is. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 All of us should be rooting for him and need him to step up as a leader through this next phase. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 We try to be a thoughtful company about what we put out into the world and it doesn’t take much thought to think about the ways this can go… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 But I was certain we would be able to do something like Sora at some point. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think there is something about the approach which just seems to feel different from how we think and learn and whatever. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 That feels reasonable. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 OpenAI can build a great business that pays for its compute needs without ads. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 Economics and markets
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 There were great things about it too, and I wish it had not been in such an adrenaline rush that I wasn’t able to stop and appreciate them… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I feel very lucky that we don’t have the challenges at OpenAI that I have heard of at a lot of companies, I think. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 And the con is that I think if we’re not careful, it could lead to an increase in sort of an arms race that I’m nervous about. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I don't know. That's the honest answer. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I also think I’m happy that it happened relatively early. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I don’t know what it’s really about. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 AI will get caught up in left-versus-right political wars. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 Philosophy, ethics and society
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 Yes. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think we're somehow getting this a little bit wrong. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Generative video and image models will keep getting better. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Factual 18 Mar 2024 Nobody at OpenAI has seen or built AGI. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 AI timelines and forecasting
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 But we got here gradually with, I think, reasonable decisions at each point along the way. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 That is not my top worry as I currently see things. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Many videos, maybe most, will use AI tools in production but remain fundamentally driven by a person. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI, the economy and work
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Altman said he thinks there will be a new paradigm for slower, sequential thinking in AI systems. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI capabilities
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 Of everything I worry about, humans are going to do cool shit and society is going to find some way to reward it. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 But you can imagine issues with deepfakes, misinformation. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think with many fundamentally new things, you start fumbling through the dark and you make some assumptions, most of which turned out to… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Delivered on time Promise 18 Mar 2024 OpenAI will release an amazing new model in 2024. Promise · 18 Mar 2024 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Factual 18 Mar 2024 OpenAI came to need different structures and far more capital than originally expected. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think there's a lot of other things to do, but that's where we'd like to head. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think I have made plenty of bad decisions for OpenAI along the way, and a lot of good ones, and I’m proud of the track record overall. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I was so caught off guard that it has definitely changed, and I really don’t like this, it’s definitely changed how I think about just… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think it’s depressing if we have AGI and the only way to get things done in the physical world is to make a human go do it. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 To me, it all feels pretty continuous. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think you could make all kinds of comments about the board members and the level of trust I should have had there, or how I should have… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I’m not worried about becoming too cynical. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Unresolvable Prediction 18 Mar 2024 Compute will become the currency of the future. Prediction · 18 Mar 2024 AI compute, hardware and data
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 Most people don't need all the way to 128 most of the time. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think what people want, or at least what I want for myself, is a model that gets to know me and gets more useful to me over time. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 And that is its own kind of governance failure. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think the question behind that question is, do people who create valuable data deserve to have some way that they get compensated for use… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 And I think you want a robust governance system. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not researched Factual 18 Mar 2024 OpenAI started out expecting to be a research lab, with no idea how the technology would develop. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 So I think it makes more sense to talk about when we’ll build systems that can do capability X or Y or Z, rather than when we fuzzily cross… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think I’m the extreme opposite of a cynical person, but I’m worried about just becoming less of a default trusting person. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 It's fun to declare victory on this one and go start the next thing. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 But on the whole, very inspiring. Gives me a lot of hope. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 Saying it’s not my top worry doesn’t mean I don’t think we need to. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 One of the things that I think OpenAI is doing that is the most important of everything that we’re doing is putting powerful technology in… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not researched Factual 18 Mar 2024 As of March 2024, OpenAI has not yet cracked better reasoning in its AI systems. Factual · 18 Mar 2024 AI capabilities
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think we have a lot of other important things to release first. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 Yeah, but I don’t think 3.5 changed the world. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 I think I’m like an extremely trusting person. Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 The board also I think didn’t have a lot of experienced board members Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 But as an artifact, I don’t think we’re going to look back at that and say, “That was a threshold that really changed the world itself.” Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
Not checkable Not checkable 18 Mar 2024 it's people who kind of like, this is mostly younger people, but people who use it as their default start for any kind of knowledge work… Not checkable · 18 Mar 2024
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“And I don’t really have that much anymore.”

Sam Altman 18 March 2024 Transcript for Sam Altman: OpenAI, GPT-5, Sora, Board Saga, Elon Musk, Ilya, Power & AGI (Lex Fridman)

And I don’t really have that much anymore.

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