Sam Altman - report

CEO of OpenAI, former president of Y Combinator

Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur, investor, and programmer. He was the co-founder of Loopt and is the current CEO of OpenAI. He was the president of Y Combinator and was briefly the CEO of Reddit.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman

2021 2022 2024 2025

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Chat GPT maker OpenAI said its co-founder Sam Altman would come back as chief executive under the direction of a new board. It follows days of uncertainty after 747 of its 770 employees – some 97 per cent – threatened to quit unless Altman was reinstated. Altman said he has Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's support for returning to OpenAI.
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Microsoft announces it has hired Sam Altman, the co-founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI. Altman was unexpectedly pushed out of the company days earlier in a corporate shakeup. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the pair are joining Microsoft "to lead a new advanced AI research team"
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Sam Altman won't be returning as OpenAI's CEO, according to a report. Altman has decided to walk away from negotiations -- at least for the time being. Emmett Shear, the co-founder of video streaming site Twitch, has been appointed interim CEO.
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has been pushed out of the firm he helped propel to the forefront of the tech world. The company's board said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. Altman will be succeeded on an interim basis by Mira Murati, the company's incumbent CTO.
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OpenAI board fired co-founder Sam Altman as CEO in shock move Friday. Company says 'he was not consistently candid' with the board. Chief technology officer Mira Murati, will serve as interim CEO.
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Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, launches on Monday. The project uses a small device called an ‘orb’ to scan people’s eyeballs in order to generate a unique digital identity.
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, wants U.S. to consider licensing or registration requirements for AI. Altman has become the global face of AI.