Sam Altman said everyone at Sun Valley wants to know how to make AI cheaper
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated at the Sun Valley conference that reducing AI costs and improving efficiency are now top priorities for enterprise clients. He introduced the new GPT-5.6 model family, designed specifically to offer better value and token efficiency for coding tasks.
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As AI adoption grows, the focus is shifting from pure capability to economic viability, which will dictate the future of enterprise AI investment.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there was one topic in the spotlight at Sun Valley: AI costs. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Tech CEOs at Sun Valley had one pressing question for Sam Altman: how to reduce AI costs. Altman said companies are increasingly concerned about AI efficiency and return on investment. He said OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 family brings the agentic coding efficiency companies are looking for. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said one topic was front and center at the billionaires' summer camp in Sun Valley: AI spend. Speaking with CNBC at the annual Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference , Altman said this was the first year AI spend has been a "very big topic" at the conference. "Everyone's asking what we can do to help reduce spend or increase value," he said.
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