# Our principles

DevFeed: [Our principles](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/our-principles-6595.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/our-principles>)

Published: 2026-04-26T16:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [superintelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/superintelligence.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [company](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/company.md>), [envision](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/envision.md>), [explore](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/explore.md>), [superintelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/superintelligence.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI presents principles for ensuring that AGI benefits all of humanity, emphasizing democratization, empowerment, user autonomy, and minimizing harm.

## Source excerpt

Our mission is to ensure that AGI benefits all of humanity. Sam Altman shares five principles that guide our work.