OpenAI’s Altman Unveils Astra as a New Step Toward AGI | The Close 9/3/2026

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are Barings Head ofMulti-Asset Solutions Trevor Slaven, Ciena President & CEO Gary Smith, Skyworks Chair Chris King, S&P Global Global Head of Quantitative Research and Solutions Daniel Sandberg, OpenAI CEO & Co-Founder Sam Altman, UBS Alignment Partners Managing Director, Wealth Management Alli McCartney, SW Retail Advisors President & Founder Stacey Widlitz, Sports Agent Leigh Steinberg, Zumba Fitness CEO & Co-Founder Alberto Perlman, & Daydream Founder & CEO Julie Bornstein. Chapters: 00:00:00 Bloomberg The Close 00:03:03 AI Capex, Economic Growth & the Labor Market 00:05:58 Treasury Supply, Hyperscaler Debt & Market Risks 00:08:31 Ciena CEO on AI Infrastructure & Optical Networking 00:12:05 Ciena’s Supply Constraints & 2027 Growth Outlook 00:14:08 Semiconductor Pioneer Christine King on the AI Chip Boom 00:17:06 Custom Silicon, U.S.-China Competition & Chip Supply 00:20:13 AI Financing & the Semiconductor Supercycle 00:23:02 S&P Global on the Trillion-Dollar AI Capex Boom 00:26:00 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Astra & the Road to AGI 00:29:05 Astra’s Safety Guardrails & Cybersecurity Risks 00:32:36 Sam Altman on AI Safety, Autonomy & Public Trust 00:36:28 AI Pricing, Accessibility & OpenAI’s Long-Term Strategy 00:39:07 Breaking Down Sam Altman’s Astra Interview 00:42:03 OpenAI’s IPO Prospects & the Cost of Building AI 00:44:58 UBS on Earnings Growth, Rates & Global Markets 00:48:39 Gold, Bonds & Positioning for Market Risks 00:54:40 Market Movers: Ciena, Victoria’s Secret & Campbell’s 00:57:00 Oura Files for IPO & Lululemon Earnings Disappoint 01:00:17 Zscaler & DocuSign Earnings Move After the Bell 01:03:30 Lululemon’s Turnaround, Product Problems & New CEO 01:06:36 Competition, Discounting & Lululemon’s Brand Challenges 01:10:35 Adobe Names New CEO as AI Disruption Looms 01:12:04 OpenAI’s Astra Guardrails & Adobe’s AI Challenge 01:15:45 Leigh Steinberg on NIL, College Football & NCAA Reform 01:19:37 U.S. Open Ticket Prices, Clippers Fallout & WNBA 01:23:22 Zumba CEO on 25 Years of Fitness & Global Growth 01:26:12 Zumba’s Business Model, Fitness Boom & Future Plans 01:29:13 Daydream CEO on AI-Powered Back-to-School Shopping 01:32:19 AI Shopping, Personalization & Consumer Trust 01:34:48 August Jobs Report Preview -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts