Sam Altman is considered one of the leading figures in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution after OpenAI’s ChatGPT became the first large language model to demonstrate to the world the seemingly limitless opportunities AI can unlock.
As more and more companies go all-in on AI development, people are starting to wonder about the future energy requirements of accelerated computing. Altman might be ahead of the game once again.
What To Know: Altman has an under-the-radar special purpose acquisition company (SPAC): AltC Acquisition Corp (NYSE:ALCC).
The SPAC has already identified advanced nuclear fission startup Oklo as its merger partner. Altman is also the chairman of Oklo’s board.
Oklo is working on developing next-generation fission reactors to produce abundant amounts of affordable, clean energy at global scale.
Altman previously said he believes nuclear energy is necessary to meet booming global energy demand, especially as AI continues to rapidly advance. His vision for a better future involves developing AI and energy in parallel.
"I'm all-in on energy. I think there's urgent demand for tons and tons of cheap, safe, clean energy at scale," Altman told CNBC last year when Oklo announced the deal with AltC. "I don't see a way for us to get there without nuclear … I feel like this is the most likely and the best ...