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Sam Altman
Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI
Chief Executive Officer, OpenAI
Background
Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor who has been chief executive officer of OpenAI since 2019.
He co-founded OpenAI in 2015, and he was president of Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019.
Key facts
WYDE coverage of Sam Altman
AI
AI Leaders Warn the UN Security Council That Advanced Systems Could Slip Beyond Human Control
Sep 24, 2026 · 2 min read
AIA New Antitrust Lawsuit Says the Top AI Labs Illegally Agreed to Slow Down
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read
NewsletterThe Creator Economy Crossed $1 Billion, the CLARITY Act Died in the Senate, and Everyday Money Kept Ending Hunger. Over 70,600 Meals.
Sep 19, 2026 · 7 min read
Crypto & DeFiWorld Launches World Money, a Self-Custodial Stablecoin App Reaching More Than 150 Countries
Sep 18, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiWorld Launches World Money, a Self-Custodial Stablecoin Super App, Across 150 Countries
Sep 18, 2026 · 2 min read
AIOpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Have Been Coordinating on AI Safety for Weeks
Sep 17, 2026 · 2 min read
AIOpenAI Says Its Astra Model Solved Ten Math Problems Open for More Than a Decade
Aug 2, 2026 · 3 min read
AIOpenAI Floats Giving the US Government a 5% Stake Worth $42.6 Billion
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read
AIOpenAI's Brockman Discloses $30 Billion Stake and Cannot Identify Charges as Musk Nonprofit Fiduciary Trial Intensifies
May 5, 2026 · 3 min read
AITwo People Used AI to Treat Cancer When Institutions Couldn't. Both Worked.
Mar 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiSam Altman's World and Coinbase Launch Identity Layer for AI Agent Commerce
Mar 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Government & FraudTrump Orders All Federal Agencies to Stop Using Anthropic Technology
Feb 28, 2026 · 2 min read
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