We are currently witnessing the most influential and vertically integrated AI empire being built by @sama
It’s bold. It’s terrifying. And while it's starting to spark conversations, the implications are still vastly underestimated.
Here’s what he’s putting together—piece by piece:
1) Core AI Models @OpenAI under Altman has shipped frontier models like GPT-4.5 and GPT-4o—with GPT-5 on the way. ChatGPT is already the most downloaded app on earth, while these models quietly power the AI engines of the world’s biggest companies.
2) AI Hardware $6.5B to acquire Jony Ive’s design startup, io. Ive—the mind behind the iPhone—is now leading OpenAI’s hardware vision. Expect AI-native devices that redefine how humans interact with machines.
3) Compute Infrastructure A 1-gigawatt AI super-datacenter—Stargate UAE—is being built with G42. That’s nation-scale compute power in a single project. Meanwhile, OpenAI is setting up similar ventures in the US.
4) Identity & Human Verification @worldcoin, Altman’s crypto-biometric project, scans irises to verify humanity—already at 26M users. In an AI-saturated future, it could become the default layer for proving you’re human online.
5) Social & Consumer Platforms OpenAI is reportedly building its own X/Twitter alternative—and has shown interest in acquiring Chrome if regulators ever split it from Google. That’s a browser, a social feed, and an AI layer, all potentially under one roof.
6) Developer Tools & Infra OpenAI acquired Windsurf (AI coding) for $3B and Rockset (real-time analytics). These form the software backbone for the next-gen AI stack.
This isn’t just a company—it’s a stack. A full-stack bet on owning AI from silicon to society.
It’s like watching a Black Mirror episode being written live... and we’re in the cast!
While @ethereum and @solana were battling it out for dominance, @HyperliquidX emerged as the market leader in terms of daily fees. HL went from ~17% in mid-Jan to ~64% in May
Data source: @DefiLlama Area chart of dailyFees of Hyperliquid, Solana, Ethereum.