# OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes AI will make people busier, not replace them.

*genai · news · 2026-05-01 · The Economic Times*

## Key points

- OpenAI plans to nearly double its workforce to 8,000 by the end of 2026.
- Sam Altman states OpenAI aims to augment human workers, not replace them with AI.
- OpenAI's Codex now serves over 4 million weekly developers for diverse workflow automation tasks.
- Altman revealed five principles guiding AGI development: democratisation, empowerment, prosperity, resilience, adaptability.
- OpenAI's latest funding round valued the company at $840 billion, with Softbank participating.

**Companies:** OpenAI, Microsoft, Anthropic
**Countries:** United States

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