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

Ryan Carter @Grow_withAIOriginally posted 2026.09.21

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI: “Every night, I have a few thousand agents running with GPT-6 Astra.” Thousands of AI agents working overnight while he sleeps — all monitored directly from his phone. In just 2 minutes, he shows what one person can now build that once required an entire team. But here’s what most people overlook: He’s not manually watching every agent. They’re operating on their own. Watch this today, then save the full breakdown below.