OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Envisions AI Taking His Job: "Shame On Me If OpenAI Isn't First With An AI Chief Executive"

Nov 07, 2025 12:02 am CST

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicts artificial intelligence will eventually outperform human executives and aims for his company to pioneer the first AI chief executive. Despite acknowledging society's reluctance to trust AI leadership, Altman believes departmental AI management could arrive within years, while revealing farming as his post-CEO aspiration.