What Sam Altman thinks about AI agents
Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator.
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1 dated position, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Sam Altman has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingAI agents can now do real cognitive work, and writing software is permanently changed as a result.
Their words2025 has seen the arrival of agents that can do real cognitive work; writing computer code will never be the same.