OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: I am now .... homeless, but that's fine as now I care much more about ...
OpenAI
CEO
Sam Altman
has started an online conversation with his recent social media post. In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Altman declared himself as 'politically homeless', while reaffirming his deep pride in being American and his belief in
techno-capitalism
as a force for societal progress. In the post he talks about a shift in his focus from traditional political affiliations to overreaching implications of
artificial intelligence
. 'I'm not big on identities, but I am extremely proud to be American,' Altman wrote. 'This is true every day, but especially today—I firmly believe this is the greatest country ever on Earth.' He added, 'So now I am
politically homeless
. But that's fine; I care much, much more about being American than any political party'
In his post Altman also criticised the
Democratic Party
's shift from innovation and entrepreneurship, saying it once aligned with his values but has since 'lost the plot.' He emphasized that science, technology, and free markets should drive prosperity, but that wealth must be broadly shared: 'We should encourage people to make tons of money and then also find ways to widely distribute wealth and share the compounding magic of capitalism'.
Read OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's complete post here
I'm not big on identities, but I am extremely proud to be American. This is true every day, but especially today—I firmly believe this is the greatest country ever on Earth. The American miracle stands alone in world history.
I believe in techno-capitalism. We should encourage people to make tons of money and then also find ways to widely distribute wealth and share the compounding magic of capitalism. One doesn't work without the other; you cannot raise the floor and not also raise the ceiling for very long.
The world should get richer every year through science and technology, but everyone has to be in the 'up elevator'. I think the government usually does a worse job than markets, and so we need to encourage our culture of innovation and entrepreneurship. I also believe that education is critically important to keeping the American edge.
I believed this when I was 20, when I was 30, and now I am 40 and still believe it. The Democratic party seemed reasonably aligned with it when I was 20, losing the plot when I was 30, and completely to have moved somewhere else at this point. So now I am politically homeless. But that's fine; I care much, much more about being American than any political party.
I'd rather hear from candidates about how they are going to make everyone have the stuff billionaires have instead of how they are going to eliminate billionaires.
The American experiment has always been messy. I am hopeful for another great 250 years. Happy 4th!
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