Altman: AI Could Replace Me; I'll Farm Full‑Time

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he would be “nothing but enthusiastic” if AI someday proved a better CEO and plans to return to full‑time farming if that happens. He already owns and spends time on a farm (and multiple high‑value properties) and said he enjoyed driving tractors and harvesting before ChatGPT’s rise. Altman predicts “extraordinarily capable” AI models by 2030 and expects similarly rapid near‑term progress. He warned AI will destroy many jobs in the short term but, as with past technological revolutions, expects new kinds of work to emerge. Altman said humans’ lasting value will be their capacity to care for one another and that he welcomes machines becoming smarter than people.