OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cautioned the startup community about an AI investment bubble, drawing parallels to the dot-com era. He criticized the "insane" valuations and "irrational behavior" of investors, warning that some companies will inevitably fail. Altman also mentioned OpenAI's plans for massive compute infrastructure investments and his potential unsuitability as CEO for a public company.
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