Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has outlined three possible scenarios for the outcome of the race to build advanced artificial intelligence. The first would involve establishing an international regulatory body modeled on those that oversee nuclear technology. The second would see the leading AI labs merging to harmonize their safety standards. The third scenario, which Altman called “terrible,” relies on recursive self-improvement (RSI): a company achieving this first could dominate the market and potentially disrupt its competitors’ GPUs. These remarks, made during internal discussions in October 2026, are part of a broader stance by Altman against the concentration of power in the AI sector.
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