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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

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648 claims, sorted by newest said. Choose a claim to read it in full.
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Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2026 I think there’s a lot of daylight. We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology… Not checkable · 8 Oct 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2026 the world should accept some bad things happening Not checkable · 8 Oct 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 8 Oct 2026 I disagree, but I understand the perspective of people who are like, ‘This technology is going to get so powerful, and it’s so dangerous… Not checkable · 8 Oct 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I think it is non-negotiable that you have to use it. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 If that same thing happens with AI, and anybody on Earth, rich, poor, whatever, can use AI to get the abundant services that they need and… Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 That’s not going to come from us, and I don’t think that should. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 The economic growth and benefit to people that can come from this, the value to a country is too high to ignore. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We want this to be abundant, we want this to be inexpensive, we want people to just be able to use this for whatever they need. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We do not want to be the only company. We do not want to suck up all the value. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I think it would be approximately as bad of an idea to say we’re not going to have AI in our country as it was to say we’re not going to… Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 Thank you. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We are very firmly and very proudly on team humanity. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I think part of the reason it tends to work out fine is people worry and they stress and they look at the downsides and they try to address… Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 And I think the economic value and the personal value is so huge. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I have complete trust in the people of the world’s creativity and ambition Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 Not perfect. There have been accidents. There will be accidents, of course. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 And I believe in human ingenuity and the ability to solve very difficult, very complex problems. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 But I am optimistic that we can mitigate the downsides of this technology. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I don’t think most people would have thought it was going to go this well as it has so far. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 So I think we need to make it abundant so that we get the benefits of lifting everybody up and not much worsening inequality. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We shouldn’t take that away. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I think the right answer is to look at the history of technology as one continuous exponential, the history of the economy and society as… Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 and we fulfill our mission of making AI so inexpensive and so smart that people are just like, they think about it like they think of the… Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We want to be a reliable partner. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 Yeah, we need to figure out how to make the technology safe so that people can have more of that. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 So I think it’s been very good that energy has become abundant and that light at night has become relatively, like, shockingly inexpensive. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 And we figured out fire safety, and through a lot of human ingenuity, through a lot of good policy, definitely through learning from some… Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 We are the pragmatic centrists. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 I really became convinced that entrepreneurship was maybe the most important novel force in all of capitalism. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 AI should be, in many ways, AI should be an equalizing force in the world. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 If we just naively project this forward again, which seems like a reasonable thing to do to me, and I hate tokens as a unit here. It’s a… Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 And then this huge reset and democratization of education you’re talking about can happen. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 4 Sep 2026 So I think worry is warranted. Not checkable · 4 Sep 2026
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I will totally say, when I first heard about this, it sounded very suspicious to me. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 And we will build new mechanisms to verify authenticity of communication. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think we will have to make it increasingly more detailed over time as people use this in different countries, there’s different laws… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I don’t think you should have to for banking. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I don’t think we need to or should require biometrics to use the technology I don’t like. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 We have a very conservative stance on what ChatGPT will say in an answer. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 It looks like a suicide to me. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I can imagine a world like one principle we have is that we respect different societies’ laws. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think individual users should be allowed to have a problem with gay people. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 On the other hand, this subjective experience of using that feels like it’s beyond just a really fancy calculator. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think he got understandably upset. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Very grateful for that. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 If I made kitchen knives, I would still understand that that’s going to kill some number of people per year. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I mean, the reason we wrote this long model spec and the reason we keep expanding it over time is so that you can see here is how we intend… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think there is a mystery beyond my comprehension here going on. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 my instinct is the world is so much richer now than it was at the time of the industrial revolution that we can actually absorb more change… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Well, yes, of course, ChatGPT’s official position of suicide is bad. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Well, I think like with your family you’ll have a code word that you change periodically and if you’re communicating with each other and… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I don’t mean that it’s like my role to make the moral decisions, but I think it is my role to make sure that we are accurately reflecting… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 The models should not be plagiarizing. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 In general, a principle that I normally like is to treat our adult users like adults. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 That scares me much less than a small number of people getting a ton more power. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I hope it didn’t, I really hope it doesn’t become mandatory. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think it’d be very reasonable for us to say in cases of young people talking about suicide seriously, where we cannot get in touch with… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Yeah, people are smart, society is resilient. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think you should just be able to use ChatGPT from like any computer. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 But I am totally aware of the fact that there’s probably people in our military using it for advice about how to do their jobs. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 The reason we try to write this all out is I think people do need to know. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I suspect there’s a lot of people in the military talking to ChatGPT for advice. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 What I think ChatGPT should do is reflect that weighted average or whatever of humanity’s moral view, which will evolve over time. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 If I made rifles, I would spend a lot of time thinking about kind of a lot of the goal of rifles is to kill things, people, animals… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Our stance there is that fair use is actually a good law for this. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think we should have the same concept for AI Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 But I think that is a coherent position, and that could be. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Well, I don’t agree with it’ll be making them for us, but it will have to. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I have different feelings now. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 A job that I feel way less certain about what the future looks like for is computer programmers. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 No, not at all. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 We probably didn’t save their lives. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I really do. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 But I don’t think it’s in society’s interest for ChatGPT to help people build bioweapons. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I might prefer, like, you know, like a fingerprint scan to access my Bitcoin wallet than, like, giving all my information to a bank. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I don’t think you should like have to provide biometrics to get on an airplane, for example. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 And if that’s their considered belief, I don’t think the AI should tell them that they’re wrong or immoral or dumb. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Not really, no. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 And I don’t actually worry about us getting the big moral decisions wrong. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 No, there’s nothing to me at all that feels divine about it or spiritual in any way. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think it would be a great, great policy to adopt. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 Man, this doesn’t look like a suicide. I’m confused. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 But on the whole, I have been pleasantly surprised with the model’s ability to learn and apply a moral framework. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I didn’t say start with an easy one. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I believe there is something bigger going on than can be explained by physics. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 But I think his memory and his family deserve to be treated with a level of respect and grief that I don’t quite feel here. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 What I was going to say is the person I think you should hold accountable for those calls is me. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 No, and I don’t think they seem alive, but I understand where that comes from. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 But what I worry, what I lose most sleep over is the very small decisions we make about a way a model may behave slightly differently, but… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I mean, our model spec is the answer to that. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I think there are versions of privacy preserving biometrics that I like much more than like collecting a lot of personal digital… Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I always worry the most about the unknown unknowns. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I spent a lot of time trying to read everything I could, as I’m sure you and others did, too, about what happened. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 But that should be a decision for me. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I’d like there to be a concept of AI privilege. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 11 Sep 2025 I have been pleasantly surprised on the ability of people to pretty quickly adapt to big changes. Not checkable · 11 Sep 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 15 Aug 2025 I certainly have a very negative reaction to people who are projecting certainty and confidence when they don’t really know what’s going to… Not checkable · 15 Aug 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 15 Aug 2025 But in the short term, I think you probably have to find some really good partners that know a lot about manufacturing Not checkable · 15 Aug 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 15 Aug 2025 The main thing I would say is using AI itself does not create a defensible business. Not checkable · 15 Aug 2025
Not checkable Not checkable 15 Aug 2025 Some of them yes and some of them no. Not checkable · 15 Aug 2025
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“I think there’s a lot of daylight. We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology and people having the agency.”

Sam Altman 8 October 2026 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on AI's future: 'the world should accept some bad things happening' (Tom's Guide)

I think there’s a lot of daylight. We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology…

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Sam Altman, “I think there’s a lot of daylight. We believe that the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology…” (said 8 October 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_895e46eb393a, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_895e46eb393a

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