Sam Altman says he runs thousands of GPT-6 Astra agents every night

Ryan Carter @Grow_withAIOriginally posted 2026.09.14

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI: “Every night, I have a few thousand agents running with GPT-6 Astra.” Thousands of agents working while he sleeps — all monitored right from his phone. In just 2 minutes, he reveals what a single person can build today that once required an entire team. But here’s the part most people miss: He isn’t sitting there watching every agent. They’re working independently. Watch this today, then save the full breakdown below.