Read previewSam Altman might be facing upheaval at OpenAI, but that isn't stopping him from discussing his grand plans for the company's next stage. 'Better everything'"The two trends I'm most excited about for the next couple of decades are abundant intelligence and abundant energy," Altman told the audience. The growth, the increase in quality of life we can have in the world — better sustainability, better education, better healthcare, better everything," he added. AdvertisementIt's not the first time Altman has talked up the glorious future that AI — and by extension, OpenAI — may usher in. AdvertisementAltman has previously called for massive investment in AI infrastructure, warning that making AI technology widespread would require "lots of energy and chips."

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Persons: —, Sam Altman, Altman, Mira Murati, Murati, John Elkann, cofounders Ilya Sutskever, John Schulman, Elon Musk, OpenAI, Altman's Organizations: Service, Italian Tech, Business, Google, Elon, Bloomberg, Energy Locations: OpenAI, Italy