As the OpenAI CEO sat down with podcaster Theo Von, it felt at times as if both were staring into the void: “It feels like our sense of purpose would start to really disappear.”

Sam Altman wants the U.S. government to pull back on AI regulation, but he's also concerned about an impending "AI fraud crisis."

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the AI industry hasn’t yet ensured full privacy for sensitive ChatGPT conversations. He called for therapist-level confidentiality, especially as OpenAI challenges a court order to override its privacy choices.