Sam Altman
Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor best known as the CEO of OpenAI since 2019. He is also the chairman of clean energy companies Oklo Inc. and Helion Energy. Altman is considered to be one of the leading figures of the AI boom. He dropped out of Stanford University after two years and founded Loopt, a mobile social networking service, raising more than $30 million in venture capital. In 2011, Altman joined Y Combinator, a startup accelerator, and was its president from 2014 to 2019.
Some of the key events about Sam Altman
- 2005Co-founded Loopt, a location-based social networking mobile application
- 2011Became a part-time partner at Y Combinator
- 2014Appointed as president of Y Combinator
- 2014Faced criticism for comments suggesting women and people over 45 were less likely to be successful startup founders
- 2015Co-founded and became chairman of OpenAI
- 2016Launched the YC Continuity Fund, a $700 million investment fund
- 2016Received backlash for YC's partnership with Peter Thiel, who supported Donald Trump's presidential campaign
- 2018Initiated the "American Equity Pledge" to combat wealth inequality
- 2018Stepped down as president of Y Combinator amid controversy over the company's direction
- 2019Stepped down as president of Y Combinator to focus on OpenAI
- 2019Criticized for OpenAI's decision to withhold full release of GPT-2 due to concerns about potential misuse
- 2020Co-founded Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project aiming for global distribution
- 2022Raised $210 million for Helion Energy, a nuclear fusion startup
- 2022Returned as CEO of OpenAI after a brief period away from the company
- 2022Faced scrutiny for OpenAI's shift from non-profit to "capped-profit" structure
- 2022Criticized for potential conflicts of interest due to investments in AI companies while leading OpenAI
- 2023Abruptly fired as CEO of OpenAI, causing significant turmoil within the company
- 2023Accused of pushing for rapid AI development without adequate safety considerations
- 2023Criticized for lack of transparency regarding reasons for his dismissal from OpenAI
- 2023Faced allegations of attempting to regain control of OpenAI through board manipulation
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