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From “AI work slop” to zero‑person startups: Sam Altman lays out his vision for AGI’s future

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Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during Snowflake Summit 2025 at Moscone Center on June 02, 2025 in San Francisco, California.

In a recent exclusive interview with The Rundown AI's Rowan Cheung, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke broadly about the impact of AI on the job market, scientific breakthroughs, achieving AGI (artificial general intelligence), AI work slop, and what work could look like in an AGI-powered future.

Sam Altman revealed that he and a group of friends have a betting pool on when the first billion-dollar company run entirely by AI agents will emerge, as artificial intelligence becomes more prevalent and reaches greater heights. However, the executive noted that the technology has not yet reached the level where it can autonomously operate a multibillion-dollar company.

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