These are the 5 most surprising takeaways from Sam Altman at OpenAI's big developer conference
Source: Business Insider ·
At DevDay 2026, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman weighed in on the job market and called tokens a "terrible" metric. He also shared how he uses the Dots agents.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the company's DevDay conference on Tuesday.Bloomberg/Getty ImagesOpenAI CEO Sam Altman is the face of the AI boom. Here's what he said at his flagship conference.Tokens are "terrible," and the "Industrial Revolution" is a bad way to understand AI, Altman said.When it comes to AI safety, Altman said the tech industry should take a "centrist path."If OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stands at the center of the AI boom, what he says about the technology can blaze a trail for the rest of the industry.At OpenAI's DevDay conference on Tuesday in San Francisco, Altman announced the launch of a new AI agent product called Dots and laid out the company's grand ambitions.He also set out some of his ideals, quibbled with how AI is understood, and talked about how OpenAI's new product is changing his morning routine.Of course, everything Altman says should be viewed through a certain frame — he owes financial success to his investors, is competing with Anthropic and other AI…