Sam Altman’s Vision: AGI, Inequality & Personal AI Teams

OpenAI’s CEO forecasts a future where AI augments productivity — but warns it could also widen inequality without safeguards.

Imagine each person assisted by a personal AI team — boosting innovation and work quality, but raising concerns around unequal access.

Human-AI Collaboration

Altman envisions people freed from routine tasks, focusing on higher-order thinking, backed by virtual AI experts guiding decisions.

If super-intelligent AI becomes a scarce capability, it risks escalating inequality — unless infrastructure and access are prioritized.

Altman highlights AI safety risks — authoritarian misuse, catastrophic failure scenarios — and urges investment in alignment research and regulation.