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Dec 19, 2025 8:00 AM

Sam Altman Calls Google 'A Huge Threat', Says The Tech Giant Would Have Been Able To 'Smash' OpenAI In 2023

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, expressed concerns about Google’s dominance in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). He believes that Google’s immense power and business model could pose a significant threat in the AI space.

Altman Warns of Google's AI Power

Altman, in a conversation with Alex Kantrowitz on the Big Technology Podcast, highlighted the potential danger that Google’s AI capabilities pose.

“Google is still a huge threat…you know extremely powerful company,” stated Altman.

He reflected on the situation in 2023 when Google’s AI efforts were not as effective due to their product direction. Altman suggested that if Google had chosen to focus on OpenAI at that time, the latter would have been in a “really bad place.”

“I think they would have just been able to smash us,” stated the OpenAI CEO.