SAM ALTMAN SAYS OPENAI'S FUTURE KEEPS HIM AWAKE

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAl, says he has been struggling to sleep in recent months—not because of the company’s meteoric rise, but because of the controversies and existential stakes surrounding its technology. In a rare, sweeping interview this week, Altman addressed criticism of OpenAl's governance, transparency, and business practices, while outlining both his hopes and fears for the future of artificial intelligence.

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A LEADER UNDER SCRUTINY

Altman’s comments come at a turbulent moment for OpenAl. The company behind ChatGPT and GPT-5 is both celebrated as the most influential Al firm in the world and criticized for its pace of development, secrecy, and commercialization. In the interview, Altman admitted that the responsibility of guiding Al safely has taken a personal toll.

“I don't sleep very well these days,” he said. “The weight of getting this right is immense. We're building tools that could change society forever, and the margin for error is thin.”

THE BOARDROOM DRAMA STILL LOOMS

Much of the conversation touched on last year’s boardroom crisis, when Altman was briefly ousted as CEO before being reinstated after employee and investor pressure. Critics argued the saga exposed weaknesses in OpenAl’s governance structure, raising questions about whether any single company should wield so much power over Al development.