CEO of OpenAI, former president of Y Combinator. Key figure in artificial intelligence development and tech entrepreneurship. Known for leading breakthrough developments in AI including GPT series and DALL-E. Sam Altman balances OpenAI’s frontier research with cautious deployment, emphasizing iterative AI development to mitigate catastrophic risks. His philosophy centers on democratizing AI access while maintaining centralized oversight, proposing international governance akin to nuclear nonproliferation treaties.