Summary

Sam Altman, born on April 22, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois, is a pioneering entrepreneur and investor best known as the CEO of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) research company behind ChatGPT. A Stanford University dropout, Altman has shaped Silicon Valley's tech landscape through ventures like Y Combinator, Loopt and Worldcoin.

Personal Information

Achievements and Major Timelines

• 2005: He co-founded Loopt, a location based social app.
• 2011: Altman took on a part-time partnership role at a startup accelerator firm, Y Combinator.
• 2012: He launched Hydrazine Capital, an early-stage VC firm.
• 2014: Y Combinator’s co-founder, Paul Graham, appointed Altman as president.
• 2014: In November, Altman assumed the role of interim CEO at Reddit for eight days.
• 2015: He co-founded Open AI with Elon Musk.
• 2017: GLAAD honoured Altman with the Ric Weiland Award for his contributions to LGBTQ acceptance in the tech industry.
• 2023: He founded Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project with iris-scanning tech.
• 2023: Altman earned a spot on the prestigious TIME100 list in April.
• 2023: Altman was honoured on the TIME100 AI list in September, acknowledging his influence in artificial intelligence.
• 2023: He was briefly fired as OpenAI CEO in November.
• 2024: He rejoined the OpenAI board after an independent investigation.

Challenges and Controversies

Altman signed the Giving Pledge, a charity encouraging the ultra-rich to donate their wealth to philanthropic causes.