Sam Altman says two years of college was "the exact right amount of time" for him

According to a Business Insider report, OpenAI chief Sam Altman told attendees at Internapalooza that a four-year college degree is not essential for everyone, reflecting on his own path. He left Stanford in 2005 after two years to cofound Loopt, a location-sharing app in Y Combinator’s inaugural cohort, and said that abbreviated college stint was sufficient for him. Extra years, he said, would have delivered little benefit, though he valued meeting people and working on projects. He also observed that some people do well without any college, echoing mentor Peter Thiel. Altman advised interns not to chase credibility, noted AI lets startups launch on tiny budgets, and said juggling several projects is fine until one becomes the obvious priority, then focus.