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Sam Altman

Also known as: Samuel H. Altman

CEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator; central figure in the commercialization of large language models

Current Role
CEO
Organization
OpenAI
Born
1985
Age ~41
Net Worth
$3.3B
as of Mar 2026

Expert Positions1 topic

TopicViewEstimateConfidenceDate
AGI TimelinesShort2027-2030medium2024

Organization Roles1

OpenAI FoundationFounderCurrent
CEO & Co-Founder
2015 – present

Education

Studied computer science at Stanford University for two years; dropped out in 2005

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Quick Assessment

DimensionAssessmentEvidence
RoleCEO of OpenAILeading developer of GPT-4, ChatGPT, and frontier AI systems
Influence LevelVery HighOversees company valued at $500 billion; ChatGPT reached 100M users faster than any product in history
AI Safety StanceModerate/PragmaticSigned extinction risk statement; advocates gradual deployment; criticized by safety researchers for prioritizing capabilities
Timeline ViewsNear-term AGI"AGI will probably get developed during this president's term" (2024); "superintelligence in a few thousand days"
Regulatory PositionPro-regulationCalled for licensing agency in Senate testimony; supports "thoughtful" government oversight
Key ControversyNovember 2023 FiringBoard cited lack of candor; reinstated after 95% of employees threatened to quit
Net Worth≈$2 billionFrom venture investments (Reddit, Stripe, Helion); holds zero OpenAI equity per Oct 2025 PBC restructuring Forbes
Other VenturesWorldcoin, Helion, OkloEye-scanning crypto project; nuclear fusion; nuclear fission
SourceLink
Official Websiteopenai.com
Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
Britannicabritannica.com

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Facts

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People
Role / TitleCEO
Employed ByOpenAI
Other
$76,001/year
General
Websitehttps://blog.samaltman.com/
Biographical
Net Worth$3.3 billion
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman
GitHubhttps://github.com/sama
EducationStudied computer science at Stanford University for two years; dropped out in 2005
Notable ForCEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator; central figure in the commercialization of large language models
Social Media@sama
Birth Year1985