In a July 28, 2026, interview on *Invest Like The Best*, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated that the next 12 months could be the best in OpenAI’s history, predicting the company will "shock the world." Altman admitted the past year was "really tough" and that OpenAI "did too many things and wasn't focused enough," but has since re-anchored to a single core mission: building the best, most abundant, and most cost-effective intelligence. He noted the bottleneck for progress has shifted back to "research ideas." Altman said he is not a "jobs doomsayer" and does not believe AGI will upend society overnight; his primary concern is the concentration of power under the guise of "AI safety." He also stated he does not hold equity in OpenAI, though his personal investment portfolio includes projects such as Helion Energy, Stripe, Reddit, Retro Biosciences, and World Network.