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Graham Barlow

‘We will learn quickly and course-correct’ — Sam Altman says this is OpenAI’s future, but it’s not the one it started with

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., speaks during BlackRock's 2026 Infrastructure Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. .

OpenAI has just published a new document called ‘Our Principles’ written by Sam Altman, and at first glance it reads like a simple corporate manifesto update. But the more I read it, the more I start to think that it isn't what it appears to be.

Something has definitely changed here, compared to OpenAI’s previous statements, so let’s unpack what it is. We can start by taking a look at what it is not saying, as well as what it is saying.

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