Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But trust is irrelevant as AGI nears, he says.
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Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
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Image Credits: WSJ Future of Everything event (opens in a new window) AI Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But trust is irrelevant as AGI nears, he says. Sarah Perez 2:57 PM PDT · May 6, 2026 Billionaire media mogul Barry Diller doesn t think OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is untrustworthy, despite recent reporting to the contrary . Onstage at The Wall Street Journal Future of Everything conference this week, Diller vouched for the AI exec, who has been accused by some former colleagues and board members of being manipulative and deceptive at times.
Diller, who is friendly with Altman, was responding to a question about whether or not people should put their faith in Altman to ensure that artificial intelligence benefits humanity.
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