Sam Altman is the Oppenheimer of Our Age. This Is His Story.

For all the talk of A.I., the man behind the biggest open platform has received relatively less attention. This profile was really the first detailed look I had seen of a man who the article suggests may become the “Oppenheimer of our age.” The reference, of course, is to the man who invented the atom bomb and famously quoted the Bhagavad Gita to suggest perhaps he himself had “become death, destroyer of worlds.”

In Oppenheimer’s case, his invention was the source of a lifelong moral dilemma. Comparing Altman to his legacy may seem premature, or it may seem completely on target. Either way, this longer profile is a worthwhile read of someone who may indeed one day be judged by history as Oppenheimer continues to be.