# OpenAI says people must stay in control of the future

> Original title: People should always be in control of the future.

- Source: Sam Altman
- Published: 2026-11-04T01:40:12.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/wdoy0hi7px73xzecawrla6uqy
- Original: https://x.com/sama/status/2117794005165748448

## Summary

Sam Altman says people should always be in control of the future and that OpenAI rejects a world where humans do only what AI systems think is worth rewarding. He adds that people should not cede control of the future to superintelligence, and that this requirement should ultimately constrain AI progress.

## Post

People should always be in control of the future.

OpenAI is against the notion that it would be acceptable for people to be relegated to a role of doing things that “AI systems think makes sense to reward in humans”.

People should not cede control of the future to superintelligence, and that requirement should ultimately constrain AI progress.