Sam Altman on Sora, Energy, and Building an AI Empire

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Source: YouTube

Date: October 8, 2025

Participants: Sam Altman

Record ID: iri_01K70HW700K2PPFJBGWXTNQH58

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Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later.

Topics: AI, energy, investing, startups, entrepreneurship

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Sam Altman has led OpenAI from its founding as a research nonprofit in 2015 to becoming the most valuable startup in the world ten years later.