We would not be making this pledge if it weren’t for the hard work, brilliance, generosity, and dedication to improve the world of many people that built the scaffolding of society that let us get here. There is nothing we can do except feel immense gratitude and commit to pay it forward, and do what we can to build the scaffolding up a little higher.

We intend to focus our giving on supporting technology that helps create abundance for people, so that they can then build the scaffolding even higher.

Sam Altman and Oliver Mulherin

May 18, 2024