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# Sam Altman

## Profile

CEO of OpenAI (though OpenAI is not explicitly named in this video sentence). Prominent figure in AI scaling, infrastructure, and policy.

Canonical reference: https://openai.com/about/#leadership

## Role in This Source

Cited as predicting that the first one-person billion-dollar company will emerge **by the year 2028** — a more conservative timeline than [[entity-dario-amodei-d9]]'s.

## Connections in This Vault

- Underlying concept: [[concept-lean-unicorns]]
- Open question: [[question-first-solo-billion-dollar-company]]

## Verification

Enrichment confirms Altman made similar predictions in 2024 interviews.