"Was abruptly fired as CEO by OpenAI's board. Following immense pressure from employees and investors, he was reinstated five days later with a newly structured board."

Source: News Reports

"A prominent public voice calling for proactive government regulation of AI. He has testified before the US Congress, advocating for a new agency to license and ensure the safety of powerful AI models."

Source: US Senate Testimony

"Oversaw OpenAI's change from a pure non-profit to a unique "capped-profit" model, a move he argued was necessary to raise the vast capital needed for AI research. The change has drawn criticism for potentially compromising the original safety-focused mission."

Source: OpenAI Blog

"Focuses on the long-term impact of AI on the workforce. He argues that AI will displace many jobs, making wealth redistribution policies like Universal Basic Income (UBI) a necessity."

Source: Interviews

"Co-founded Worldcoin, a crypto project that scans users' irises in exchange for a digital ID and cryptocurrency. The project has faced intense criticism and regulatory probes over its biometric data collection practices."

Source: MIT Technology Review

"OpenAI is facing major lawsuits from authors, artists, and publishers like The New York Times, who allege their copyrighted work was used to train models like ChatGPT without permission or compensation."

Source: The New York Times

"The massive computational power required for training large AI models like GPT consumes vast amounts of electricity and water, raising significant environmental concerns about the sustainability of the AI boom."

Source: AI Research Papers

"Has made the pursuit of AGI—AI that is smarter than humans—the central and explicit mission of OpenAI. This focus is a source of both inspiration within the tech world and significant fear among AI safety experts."

Source: Public Interviews