Sam Altman shares his 'best, accidental' career advice — and why it's the best time to get into computer science

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pictured.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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4 'Founder Series' Teslas, rent money, and millions in grants: Elon Musk details his financial contributions to OpenAI

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Elon Musk
Elon Musk's lawyers said in recent court filings that the Tesla CEO contributed over $38 million to OpenAI.

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SoftBank just sold the world's hottest AI stock — so it can buy more AI

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son in Tokyo, 2025
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son has agreed to put $30 billion into Sam Altman's OpenAI.

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Sora thrilled me when it was first released. Now, I'm bored with it.

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steampunk man and woman
Videos of myself and colleague Peter Kafka, made with Sora (Peter would like it to be known that the video of him is where he's signing a song about poop).

Sora

One text shows how Sam Altman asked Shivon Zilis, the Elon Musk whisperer, for advice on how to make nice

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman
A court filing reveals that Sam Altman inquired of Elon Musk's confidant whether he should tweet praise for Musk amid their escalating feud over OpenAI.

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All the industries OpenAI is trying to disrupt

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A graphic illustration of Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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Sam Altman says he tried semaglutide 'before it was cool' — and once ended up in a hospital

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pictured.
"Sometimes late at night, you just really want that chocolate chip cookie at 11:30," Sam Altman said.

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Did Sam Altman just announce an OpenAI cloud service?

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OpenAI Sam Altman describes the possibilities that might come from artificial intelligence during a Q&A at the flagship Project Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, on Tuesday Sept. 23, 2025.
OpenAI Sam Altman talking at the flagship Project Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas.

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Sam Altman says OpenAI isn't trying to become 'too big to fail'

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Sam Altman looks around at the White House
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

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Musk and Altman can't stop bickering. That could actually be good for their brand.

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Elon Musk looking at his left; Sam Altman looking toward his left.
Sam Altman asked Tesla for a refund on a Tesla Roadster he ordered in 2018 but has yet to receive.

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