Sam Altman, wearing a blue jacket and holding a beer bottle, chats with audience members at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) after a panel discussion
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
  • Silicon Valley has a new mantra.
  • The saying originated from Sam Altman in 2021 but has been repeated recently by various key players.
  • Altman's statement harks back to Mark Zuckerberg's "move fast and break things" motto. 

Silicon Valley hasn't quite moved on from its "move fast and break things" mentality — but it does have a newer mantra that's more representative of the AI era.