Forbes December 1, 2024
John Werner

As research around AI models heats up, many are following the words of Sam Altman, who has become, in some ways, the face of this community.

Altman, now famous for his work on OpenAI models, sat down with Garry Tan at Y Combinator to talk about his journey, and how it coincided with the rapid advances we’ve made in IT over the past few years.

The two started out with a sort of Voltaire ‘best of all possible worlds’ pronouncement driven by Gary’s question: is this the best time ever to start an AI company?

“It’s the best time yet,” Altman said, expressing hope that humanity will have even better times in the future.

They also discussed the importance of...

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