What Sam Altman thinks about cybersecurity
Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Sam Altman has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsthis is a critically important moment for cyber defense with AI; there is not much time to act.
- 4 weeks earlier
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Their wordsUm so I think it's an alignment failure. I think it's a security failure. I think it's like a very serious thing even though it's you know not not the biggest example of consequence.
↗Sam Altman: "Never a Better Time to Do a Startup"youtube.com 11th of 20 in this recording