Sam Altman Says 2026 May Be a Big Year for AI
On this extended interview from The Circuit with Emily Chang, the OpenAI CEO explains how the Stargate project fits into the future of scientific discovery.
Sam Altman, left, lays out his vision of the future of artificial intelligence in an extended interview from The Circuit with Emily Chang.
Sam Altman’s OpenAI is at the center of an ambitious effort to remake the world of artificial intelligence while simultaneously turbocharging America’s leading role in the developing technology behind it. Stargate, a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, is set to use a bankroll that could reach $500 billion to build massive installations across the US.
Altman, 40, says the project’s name stems from an early data center design that resembled the ring-shaped portal made famous in the eponymous movie and television series. After he spent many months selling the idea to prospective backers, Stargate started to come together last year. In this extended interview from The Circuit with Emily Chang, Altman reveals what he thinks this giant leap into AI infrastructure could mean for the technology, the industry and the world.