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Sam Altman

American entrepreneur and investor (born 1985)

Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI since 2019.

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In the news

14 stories
  1. Oct 6
    ‘Artificial’ Draws Early Reviews
    Mostly CenterThe film dramatizes the rise of OpenAI, focusing on Sam Altman and co-founder Ilya Sutskever, including Altman’s firing as CEO and reinstatement days later.
    10articles
  2. Oct 5
    Sam Altman Defends AI Trade-Off
    BalancedOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said society should accept some harmful consequences of AI in exchange for its benefits and broad public access.
    6articles
  3. Sep 29
    OpenAI Launches Dots Agents
    Mostly Center1 Astra after internal testing found safety problems, and CEO Sam Altman said it is investing more in safety and monitoring.
    24articles
  4. Sep 23
    OpenAI, Anthropic Urge UN Rules
    Left & CenterOpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the U.N. Security Council to set international AI standards to keep advanced systems under human control.
    9articles
  5. Sep 20
    AI Safety Debate Divides Trump Allies
    BalancedTrump and his allies call AI doom warnings a hoax or scam, while Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk have urged stronger guardrails.
    35articles
  6. Sep 20
    Jensen Huang Rejects AI Fears
    Mostly CenterHis claims fed calls from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and others to slow frontier AI, meaning the most advanced models.
    10articles
  7. Sep 19
    OpenAI Accused In Slowdown Pact
    BalancedThe complaint focuses on a Sept. 12 essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urging industry cooperation to slow progress for safety, followed by public agreement that day from Sam Altman, Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis.
    7articles
  8. Sep 16
    Mark Zuckerberg Opposes AI Slowdown
    BalancedAltman, Musk, and Demis Hassabis backed Amodei; Zuckerberg and Huang opposed a slowdown.
    21articles
  9. Sep 16
    Rand Paul Blocks AI Kill Switch
    Center & RightThe move landed inside a broader fight over frontier AI, as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk urge slower development because they fear serious safety risks.
    19articles
  10. Sep 15
    OpenAI, Google Weigh Safety Pact
    Mostly CenterSam Altman said fear is understandable, but people should trust AI firms; he also said OpenAI would embed third-party safety evaluators.
    11articles

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    Frontier AI Safety Debate
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