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AIExclusive: Sam Altman addresses AI doomsday fears in new interview

The OpenAI CEO sat down with Fortune to discuss the risk AI poses to humanity, the company’s IPO timing, and more.

By Alyson ShontellSeptember 12, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and AI whistleblower Jacob Coxon agree: Something terrifying could happen in a matter of months
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and AI whistleblower Jacob Coxon agree: Something terrifying could happen in a matter of months
By Jason MaSeptember 13, 2026
Bonobos cofounder Andy Dunn
Success
One year after a bipolar episode put him in the hospital, Bonobos cofounder Andy Dunn sold his company to Walmart for $310 million
By Emma BurleighSeptember 13, 2026
Amazon workers hold a large black sign that reads, "Amazon, We're humans, Not robots."
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Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares
By Sasha RogelbergSeptember 13, 2026
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Success
One of X’s most notorious ragebaiters explains how the outrage business earned him $80,000—and why he’ll keep posting even as the creator model shifts
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Miami is the luxury capital for the rich fleeing New York and LA—now a $100M office has infrared saunas, a stem cell clinic, and a Vegas-style valet
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Miami is the luxury capital for the rich fleeing New York and LA—now a $100M office has infrared saunas, a stem cell clinic, and a Vegas-style valet
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Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks
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Exclusive: OpenAI’s Sam Altman hints at pact with other AI companies to address safety risks
By Alexei OreskovicSeptember 12, 2026
Dario Amodei
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Anthropic CEO calls to slow the race toward AI ‘superintelligence,’ and grants outside evaluators permanent access
By Beatrice NolanSeptember 12, 2026
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Virgin Group CEO scrolls TikTok daily to keep up with Gen Z: ‘The zeitgeist is not with people in their 50s’
By Preston ForeSeptember 13, 2026
Faced with less compute and fewer tokens, Chinese AI labs are tightening the gap with the U.S. by just being more efficient 
AI
Faced with less compute and fewer tokens, Chinese AI labs are tightening the gap with the U.S. by just being more efficient 
By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 13, 2026
Black Lake founder Yuxiang Zhou pitted an AI agent against his top sales coach. His most experienced salespeople chose the AI
Asia
Black Lake founder Yuxiang Zhou pitted an AI agent against his top sales coach. His most experienced salespeople chose the AI
By Nicholas GordonSeptember 13, 2026
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The rich are learning how to look less rich on their children’s college applications
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Anthropic’s new research maps three wildly different futures for the AI economy—and the future of knowledge work
Fortune Daily Episodes
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Who Really Controls the Future of AI?September 2, 2026
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Can We Trust OpenAI to Protect Our Power Grid? September 1, 2026
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Temu’s Fake AI Influencer Problem ExposedAugust 31, 2026
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How Farmgirl Flowers Grew Against the Odds and the OpenAI Hugging Face Security BreachAugust 25, 2026
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Can Jony Ive Revolutionize OpenAI?August 24, 2026
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Algorithm Addiction RehabAugust 23, 2026
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Bryan Johnson's Quantified LifeAugust 19, 2026
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and AI whistleblower Jacob Coxon agree: Something terrifying could happen in a matter of months
AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and AI whistleblower Jacob Coxon agree: Something terrifying could happen in a matter of months
By Jason MaSeptember 13, 2026
Anne Hathaway says she was spammed with ChatGPT-written thank you notes after hiring for a recent role: ‘Nobody on that list gets that job’
Success
Anne Hathaway says she was spammed with ChatGPT-written thank you notes after hiring for a recent role: ‘Nobody on that list gets that job’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 13, 2026
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Commentary
I run an organization dedicated to collective grieving. I recognize a familiar dynamic with AI in the workplace
By Brad WolfeSeptember 13, 2026
Faced with less compute and fewer tokens, Chinese AI labs are tightening the gap with the U.S. by just being more efficient 
AI
Faced with less compute and fewer tokens, Chinese AI labs are tightening the gap with the U.S. by just being more efficient 
By Mia OsmonbekovSeptember 13, 2026
Fortune 500: Titans and Disruptors of Industry
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Sam Altman: Safety Standards 'Not at a Place' to Push AI Capabilities Much FurtherSeptember 11, 2026
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Why GM's CEO Mary Barra is Still Bullish on Electric VehiclesSeptember 9, 2026
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Bill Ackman's takes on Mamdani, Trump and investing in the age of AIAugust 4, 2026
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FedEx CEO on How AI Can Fix a $1.8 Trillion Global Supply Chain ProblemJuly 14, 2026
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$4 Trillion Savings Gap: TIAA’s CEO on The Retirement Crisis June 16, 2026
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Qualcomm's AI takeover | Titans and DisruptorsMay 5, 2026
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Google’s AI boss made OpenAI issue code red. Now he wants to solve disease. | Titans and DisruptorsFebruary 10, 2026
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Pfizer CEO took on COVID. Now he wants to cure cancer | Titans and DisruptorsJanuary 27, 2026
Success
Mike Bloomberg
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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg was fired after dedicating 15 years of his career to Salomon Brothers—the next morning, he founded his media empire
By Emma BurleighSeptember 13, 2026
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang admits he criticizes everything his 42,000-plus employees show him: ‘You can’t go a day without some criticism’
By Preston ForeSeptember 13, 2026
Anne Hathaway says she was spammed with ChatGPT-written thank you notes after hiring for a recent role: ‘Nobody on that list gets that job’
Success
Anne Hathaway says she was spammed with ChatGPT-written thank you notes after hiring for a recent role: ‘Nobody on that list gets that job’
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 13, 2026
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Term Sheet Podcast
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The Investor Who Bet on SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic Before You Could | Term SheetJune 10, 2026
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The $2B AI tool automating Wall Street | Term SheetMay 27, 2026
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How Winston Weinberg built his $11 billion AI Company | Term SheetMarch 17, 2026
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MagazineNo. 1 on the Fortune Global 500: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on how his garage startup became the largest company in the world by revenue

As Amazon pours $200 billion into AI this year, Bezos says the company’s next act will define the next decade.

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Meet SLB: The $70 billion oil services giant poised to cash in on AI data centers and the post-Strait of Hormuz oil exploration boom
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Energy
Oman hopes Hormuz meeting fill force Trump to ‘recognize that the future of the strait will be decided by regional countries,’ Iran expert says
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Oman hopes Hormuz meeting fill force Trump to ‘recognize that the future of the strait will be decided by regional countries,’ Iran expert says
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Energy
U.S. diesel prices are now 60% higher than they were before the Iran war, with one Trump voter paying twice as much to fuel his farm equipment
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After attack on Saudi pipeline, Trump says Houthis don’t want the U.S. involved — ‘everything’s going to work out fine and dandy’
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Success
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AIAI agents are flattening corporate hierarchies. Here’s how companies—and managers—can develop a new playbook

Around 41% of employees say their companies trimmed management layers last year, according to Korn Ferry.

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C-Suite
Bill Ackman, unfiltered: The billionaire hedge fund founder’s take on AI, investing, and why socialism is a ‘disaster’
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Can a global car company survive today’s complicated world? Nissan hopes to find out
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No. 1 on the Fortune Global 500: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on how his garage startup became the largest company in the world by revenue
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Miami is the luxury capital for the rich fleeing New York and LA—now a $100M office has infrared saunas, a stem cell clinic, and a Vegas-style valet
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