Sam Altman thinks working at Goldman Sachs ‘sounds unbelievably terrible now’ and admits he was ‘peer pressured’ into accepting an internship there
- Posted on August 12, 2026
- By Fortune
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Sam Altman reflects on his Goldman Sachs internship experience two decades later, describing it as something he now views negatively and revealing peer pressure influenced his decision to accept the position. Meanwhile, OpenAI is actively recruiting Wall Street professionals and developing artificial intelligence systems capable of automating tasks traditionally performed by entry-level banking analysts, marking a significant shift in how technology disrupts traditional financial services.
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