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Sam Altman

Sam Altman

Photo: Steve Jurvetson, CC BY 2.0

Born1985-04-22

Occupationbusinessperson, chief executive officer, entrepreneur, programmer

EmployerLoopt, OpenAI, Reddit Inc.

Positionprésident-directeur général

EducationJohn Burroughs School, Stanford University

AwardsAxel Springer Award, honorary doctorate

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I think I am unusually good at projecting multiple things— years or a couple of decades into the future—and understanding how those are going to interact together,
businessinsider.com2026-02-16Source
Personally, I think that voice is going to become one of the primary ways that people interact with AI.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch47:19
Uh, our goal is to make AI useful for everyone.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch51:55
Uh this is the biggest change to how software gets created that I have ever seen and we can't wait to see what you all will do with it.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:05
We think this is the best time in history to be a builder.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch2:48
I think the future is going to be very bright.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:09
AI has moved in the last couple of years from systems that you can ask anything to to systems that you can ask to do anything for you.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch15:52
You don’t fire a Steve Jobs,
time.com2023-12-06Source
We really do feel just stronger and more unified and more focused than ever,
time.com2023-12-06Source
But I wish there had been some other way to get there.
time.com2023-12-06Source
But, ah, meeting Jack has been one of the great joys of my life. I’d be delighted to come hang out with Jack for literally any topic.
web.archive.org2023-09-25Source
is the equivalent of a median human that you could hire as a co-worker.
web.archive.org2023-09-25Source
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I think I am unusually good at projecting multiple things— years or a couple of decades into the future—and understanding how those are going to interact together,
businessinsider.com2026-02-16Source
Personally, I think that voice is going to become one of the primary ways that people interact with AI.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch47:19
Uh, our goal is to make AI useful for everyone.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch51:55
Uh this is the biggest change to how software gets created that I have ever seen and we can't wait to see what you all will do with it.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:05
We think this is the best time in history to be a builder.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch2:48
I think the future is going to be very bright.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:09
AI has moved in the last couple of years from systems that you can ask anything to to systems that you can ask to do anything for you.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch15:52
You don’t fire a Steve Jobs,
time.com2023-12-06Source
We really do feel just stronger and more unified and more focused than ever,
time.com2023-12-06Source
But I wish there had been some other way to get there.
time.com2023-12-06Source
But, ah, meeting Jack has been one of the great joys of my life. I’d be delighted to come hang out with Jack for literally any topic.
web.archive.org2023-09-25Source
is the equivalent of a median human that you could hire as a co-worker.
web.archive.org2023-09-25Source
And if you have an existing MCP, it's really quick to enhance it with the apps SDK.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch9:37
You get full control over your backend logic and front-end UI.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:57
We've published the standard so that anyone can integrate the apps SDK.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch4:04
You now have access to the same model that powers Sora 2's stunning video outputs right in your own app.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch47:54
That that is a very cool new way to build toys.
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Thanks for being here in San Francisco, the city where we started and where we are committed to building the future of AI.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch0:34
And from that, people get more depth than they'd expect, even from a very senior engineer.
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It's a fast visual way to design the logic steps, test the flows and ship ideas.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch17:19
It's awesome to see what people are building and this is why we're so excited to give developers even more tools to build faster.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch31:10
And with apps and the apps SDK, you can unlock richer educational experiences for users around the world.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch7:46
So earlier this year, we launched a research preview of Codex, OpenAI's software engineering agent built to work alongside developers and speed up how software gets created.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch31:15
We're also making apps discoverable right in the conversation.
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It's an easy way to find the right app or have the right app presented to you at the right time.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch5:21
The apps SDK is built on MCP.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:57
Internally at this point, Codeex is everywhere we build.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch32:29
We hope that now with Sora 2 preview in the API, you will generate the same high-quality videos directly inside your products complete with the realistic and synchronized sound and find all sorts of great new things to build.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch49:34
So in this example, a HubSpot customer called Luma Plants gets a question about why a plant is not doing so well in Arizona.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch19:46
We were processing about 300 million tokens per minute on our API and that felt like a lot to us at least at the time.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch0:52
We have been continuously amazed by the creative ways that people use it.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:07
For example, you can take the iPhone view and prompt Sora to expand it into a sweeping cinematic wideshot.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch48:08
And then after that, we released GPT5 Pro, the most intelligent model that we've ever shipped.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:34
And that goal won't happen without all of you.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch52:01
When you build with the apps SDK, your apps can reach hundreds of millions of Chat GBT users.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch4:11
So to build them, today we're launching the apps SDK, which will be available in preview starting today.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:40
Today, we're releasing a preview of Sora 2 in the API.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch47:42
Clearly, there's a ton of energy and the opportunity is very real.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch16:26
So, when a user asks for something, we can surface a relevant app as a recommendation.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch5:10
So today, we're going to focus on what matters most to you all, which is making it easier to build with AI.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch2:04
Apps in chatbt by default are displayed in line and can support anything that you can render on the web like this video shown here.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch6:39
Starting today, Codex is officially out of research preview and into G.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch32:55
And today, we're going to open up Chachib for developers to build real apps inside of Chachibbt.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:29
There's orchestration, eval loops, connecting tools, building a good UI, and each of these layers adds a lot of complexity before you know what's really going to work.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch16:17
Today, we're launching GPT5 Pro in the API.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:38
You can connect your data, trigger actions, render a fully interactive UI, and more.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:52
So we're excited to introduce a new thing called agent kit.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch16:46
We've heard this one loud and clear and we're making it easy to bring great chat experiences right into your own apps.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch17:36
So, one of their designers can now start with a sketch and then turn these early concepts into something that you can see and share and react to.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch50:01
And to make this interesting, I'm going to give myself eight minutes to build and ship an agent right here in front of you.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch21:13
We're going to roll out more apps from partners in the weeks ahead.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch14:41
I can't wait to see what you'll all build with it.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch29:48
And there will be a whole bunch of new ways for developers to get discovered.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch5:25
Thanks to all of you, AI has gone from something people build play with to something people build with every day.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch1:11
So, they built a virtual patient app with our models where they can try, fail, and get better before they step into a real exam room.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch30:48
Not just speech, but rich soundscapes, ambient audio, synchronized effects that are grounded in what you're seeing.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch48:24
I can ask for more information about this home, like how close is this to a dog park.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch12:54
You can just describe a general vibe or a product and Sora will give you a visual starting point.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch49:05
We want chatbt to be a great way for people to make progress, to be more productive, more inventive, to learn faster, to do whatever they're trying to do in their lives better.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch2:57
Whether you're making professional marketing assets for OpenAI or just a fun demo for Devday, Canva is right there in the conversation as you work.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch9:19
They'll be available in chatbt today and this is just the beginning.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch14:41
This is all the stuff that we wished we had when we were trying to build our first agents.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch18:19
So, we're very grateful that you're here to build with us.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch52:01
Since then, Codex has become very loved and grown into a much more capable collaborator.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch31:28
For example, you could take a picture of your dog and give your dog some new friends.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch48:45
And guardrails help you have that confidence, protecting against hallucinations, adding moderation, blocking PII.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch24:41
Um, and determining, you know, orchestrating agents at scale at 11:15 with James and Rohan is like the best session for me to go to to learn more about this.
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So this agent now has all the information needed to answer my questions.
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And underneath all of this, we'll give you updates to models and APIs to support everything you want to build.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch2:36
The goal here is something for every builder that wants to go from idea to agent faster and easier.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch16:42
We're calling it talking to apps and it's really part of the magic here.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch7:34
You can also bring pieces of the real world into Sora 2.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch48:45
You can give it detailed instructions and it holds onto the state while delivering results that feel stylized, accurate, and composed.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch48:05
Our goal is to get this in your hands early, hear your feedback, build it together with you, and then later this year, developers will be able to submit apps for review and publication.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch14:52
Agent Builder helps you model really complex workflows in an easy and visual way using the common patterns um that we've learned from building agents ourselves.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch21:40
And this is a big leap towards that reality.
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And each store is like its own little economy.
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It's been almost 2 years since our first Devday.
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This is a canvas to build agents.
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In Japan, an 89year-old retiree taught himself to code with the help of Chachi BT.
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Leading coding startups like Cursor, Windsurf, and Verscell are using GPT5 to change how software gets written and ship in their apps.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:29
We previewed it, we deployed it, we tested it, and now you all can use it.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch29:12
The one thing we haven't yet done is a full set of evals.
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And in the future, we're going to support many ways to monetize, including the new Agentic commerce protocol that offers instant checkout right inside of Chachibbt.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch4:34
The agent will look at the full context of everything it can discover, seasonality, historical trends, external factors, and it'll give a recommendation.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch19:17
People seem to love Sora 2.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch49:24
And also a huge thanks to the team that made today possible.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch52:06
It has never been faster to go from idea to product.
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And nearly every OpenAI PR goes through a Codex review.
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We trained it to be really good at steering agents and endto-end coding and GPT5 has delivered on that.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch46:18
We hope this will be a big deal for helping developers rapidly scale products.
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While it's exciting to celebrate how far you all have come, we are still so early on this journey.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch1:58
This will enable a new generation of apps that are interactive, adaptive, and personalized that you can chat with.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:34
It works everywhere you code now. your IDE, the terminal, GitHub, and in the cloud.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch31:35
With the apps SDK, you get the full stack.
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And this rapid usage has also helped GPT5 codeex become one of our fastest growing models ever.
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We want OpenAI to be a great platform for this new era of building.
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So, Albertson's built an agent using agent kit.
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Agent kit is a complete set of building blocks available in the OpenAI platform designed to help you take agents from prototype to production.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch16:52
So, one of the most important things when building agents is being able to trust them.
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More than 800 people use chatbt every week and we process over 6 billion tokens per minute on the API.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch1:04
Anyone with an idea can build apps for themselves, their families, or their communities.
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And we've made it possible for developers to connect Chachib to more and more applications.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch3:19
It's been on the top of the app store since we've launched it and the creativity that people are demonstrating has been super fun for us to watch.
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So with OpenAI's connector registry, you can securely connect agents to your internal tools and third party systems through an admin control panel while keeping everything safe and under your control.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch18:23
We hope that today gave you a few ideas of new things to build.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch50:57
Our engineers that use Codex complete 70% more pull requests each week.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch32:36
One of the things that's been really inspiring to us is to see the breadth of people using codecs.
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But one of the most exciting things that we've been working on is how well this new model can pair sound with visuals.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch48:20
For developers, the apps SDK is available in preview to start building with today.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch14:46
But we can explore another modality in apps SDK which is full screen.
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You get a simple embeddible chat interface that you can make your own.
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You can bring your own brand, your own workflows, whatever makes your own product unique.
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Apps SDK, as Sam mentioned, is built on MCP, an open standard we've loved building on at OpenAI.
YouTube2025-10-06Watch9:31
the year that they started taking AI seriously.
time.com2023-12-06Source
as much of humanity as we can
web.archive.org2023-09-25Source
It would be super-unreasonable not to,
web.archive.org2023-09-25Source
I’m definitely interested in this topic
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