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Sam Altman Honored With Axel Springer Award in Berlin

The recognition highlights the OpenAI chief’s outsized influence in bringing generative AI into everyday use.

Mathias Döpfner im Gespräch mit Sam Altman.
Digitalminister Karsten Wildberger mahnt in seiner Laudatio, Europa dürfe KI nicht nur regulieren, sondern müsse Start-ups auch Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten lassen
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Overview

  • At the ceremony, Altman said he aims to push healthcare applications of AI further with GPT-5 and to work directly with doctors to support care.
  • He warned that democracy and the free-speech values that sustain it are increasingly under attack worldwide.
  • Organizers praised his mix of innovation and reflection, with Germany’s digital minister Karsten Wildberger delivering the laudation.
  • Former Formula 1 champion Nico Rosberg made a surprise appearance to present Altman with a signed replica of his 2016 helmet, and physicist David Deutsch joined via video.
  • OpenAI reports roughly 700 million weekly ChatGPT users, even as critics question its safety pace and the company pursues ambitious chip and mega–data-center plans.