OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that not even the role of CEO is protected from the advancement of artificial intelligence. According to him, superintelligence systems could soon perform the function of commanding a large company better than any executive, including himself.
“AI superintelligence, at some point in its development curve, would be able to do a better job as CEO of a large company than any executive, certainly me,” declared Altman during his participation in the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India.
He added that this scenario could be close. “On our current trajectory, we believe we may be just a few years away from the first versions of a true superintelligence.”
Altman also projected that, by the end of 2028, more of the world’s intellectual capacity could be concentrated in data centers than outside them. “If we are right, by the end of 2028, more of the world’s intellectual capacity could reside inside data centers than outside them,” he said.
Despite this, Altman said he did not see the scenario as negative. According to him, AI represents yet another technological advance capable of transforming the way people work and create value. “We always find new and better things to do,” he declared. “I am confident that we will continue to be motivated to be of service to each other, to express our creativity, to seek status, to compete, and much more.”
Turnaround in the world of work
The statements reinforce recent warnings from industry leaders about the impact of technology on office work. Last week, Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman stated that .
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In 2025, similar projections gained strength. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei even predicted that half of entry vacancies in office occupations could be eliminated. According to Altman, current jobs will be affected as AI begins to perform tasks that currently support the economy. “It will be very difficult to work with more than one GPU,” he said.
Despite the warnings, the concrete effects have so far been limited. Thomson Reuters analysis in 2025 identified productivity gains at global professional services companies, but without mass layoffs. Still, research from online teaching platform Udacity found that 61% of white-collar workers believe they can be replaced by AI in the coming years.
Additionally, the . According to a study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the first group will see faster economic gains, but also the greatest effect on work.
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(com Fortune)
