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AltmanKerr SF Forum Resumes After Brief Stage Intrusion, Turning to AI and Housing

Altman defended Jensen Huang, stressing housing costs as the core obstacle to affordability.

Overview

  • Security escorted out a man who jumped onstage claiming to serve Sam Altman with a subpoena, and the event proceeded without incident.
  • The hourlong conversation, moderated by Manny Yekutiel at the Sydney Goldstein Theater, explored leadership, artificial intelligence, and San Francisco’s wealth gap.
  • Altman said AI will not be purely beneficial yet predicted a big net positive overall, while acknowledging ethical, job, and environmental challenges.
  • Pressed on inequality, Altman defended Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s contributions and said those who benefit should pay it forward.
  • Kerr criticized soaring ticket prices and a system he views as tilted against younger people trying to buy homes, as Mayor Daniel Lurie opened the program.