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    BornSamuel Harris Altman · April 22, 1985 · Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    EducationStanford University (dropped out)
    SpouseOliver Mulherin (m. 2024)
    Known forLoopt, Y Combinator, OpenAI
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    Sam Altman-backed AI biotech announces $1 billion for its lofty goal: adding 10 years to human life span
    Retro Biosciences will back clinical trials for three drugs—including a potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment set to begin studies this year.
    Early life and education

    Altman was born on April 22, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois, into a Jewish family, and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. His mother is a dermatologist, while his father was a real estate broker. Altman is the eldest of four siblings. At … See more

    Career

    In 2005, at the age of 19, Sam Altman co-founded Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile application. As CEO, he raised more than $30 million in venture capital for the company, including an initial investment … See more

    Reception

    In 2017, Altman received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada for supporting companies through its Velocity entrepreneurship program. The government of … See more

    Personal life

    Altman has been a vegetarian since childhood.
    Altman is openly gay. He disclosed his sexuality at the age of 17 in high school, where he spoke out after some students objected to a … See more

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    How OpenAI’s Sam Altman Is Thinking About AGI and ... - TIME

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    Sam Altman says “we are now confident we …

    Jan 6, 2025 · AI agents are the latest marketing trend in AI, allowing AI models to take action on a user's behalf. However, critics of the company and Altman immediately took aim at the …

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    OpenAI’s wild 60 hours: Here’s what happened - CNN

    Nov 20, 2023 · Sam Altman — the leader of one of the world’s most influential AI companies, OpenAI, and perhaps the most visible figure in the space — was fired Friday night by the startup’s board in a...

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    " 'That's the Miracle': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Talks Undergrad Years, Future of AI at Harvard Event". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved May 2, 2024. ^ "Time 100". Time. April 13, 2023. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023. ^ Bajekal, Naina; Perrido, Billy (December 6, 2023). "CEO of the Year 2023: Sam Altman". Time.

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    Altman had established this structure in 2019 to help OpenAI raise more capital while mitigating the perceived risks to humanity of corporate control over artificial intelligence. Here’s a recap of OpenAI’s rollercoaster week. The crisis at OpenAI began on Friday last week, when Altman joined a video conference call with the board, minus Brockman.

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    (Chip Somodevilla/Pool foto vía AP) Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI’s board and is now testing Musk’s influence with the new president.

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    Was Sam Altman working on new venture before sacking from OpenAI?
    "Sam Altman 'was working on new venture' before sacking from OpenAI". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023. ^ "Microsoft CEO says Sam Altman will be joining Microsoft". Reuters. November 20, 2023. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.

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    Then-British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. May 2023. OpenAI was initially funded by Altman, Greg Brockman, Elon Musk, Jessica Livingston, Peter Thiel, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Infosys and YC Research.

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    Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO. Here’s How It …

    Nov 22, 2023 · Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI after a power struggle over five chaotic days at the world’s leading AI company.

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    OpenAI CEO: We may have AI superintelligence in “a …

    Sep 23, 2024 · On Monday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined his vision for an AI-driven future of tech progress and global prosperity in a new personal blog post titled " The Intelligence Age." The essay...

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    OpenAI officially announces Sam Altman has returned …

    Nov 30, 2023 · Twelve days after OpenAI fired Sam Altman as CEO and Greg Brockman as board chairman, the company formally announced that it has hired them both back.

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    Sam Altman on OpenAI and Artificial General …

    Dec 13, 2023 · Altman, who was named TIME’s 2023 “CEO of the Year” spoke candidly about his November ousting—and reinstatement—at OpenAI, how AI threatens to contribute to disinformation, and the rapidly...