OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that an era when entire companies are run by AI models is nearly upon us. And if he has it his way, it’ll be OpenAI leading the charge, even if it means losing his job.

“Shame on me if OpenAI isn’t the first big company run by an AI CEO,” Altman said on an episode of the “Conversations with Tyler” podcast recorded last month and released Wednesday.

Asked how long it will be until a large division at the company is 85 percent run by AI or more, Altman offered a bold prediction.

“Some small single digit number of years — not very far,” he said.

But when the host predicts there will be billion dollar companies “run by two or three people with AIs” in two and a half years, Altman seems to move up the timeline.

“I think the AI can do it sooner than that,” he said

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