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OpenAI Foundation — ceo: Sam Altman

Sam Altman

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Last checked: 3/26/2026

The source confirms Sam Altman was CEO, but shows his first tenure ended on 17 November 2023. While he returned as CEO on 22 November 2023, the claim lacks temporal specificity ('ceo = Sam Altman' without a date). The source shows this was true historically (March 2019 - November 2023) and is true again from November 2023 onwards, but the claim as stated is incomplete without temporal context. Given the source shows current status (as of the document's knowledge cutoff), Sam Altman is indeed currently CEO, making the claim technically accurate for the present moment, but the source also documents a period when he was not CEO. This is best classified as 'outdated' because the claim doesn't account for the temporal complexity shown in the source.

Evidence — 1 source, 1 check

outdated95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/26/2026
Found: Sam Altman was chief executive officer with start time March 2019 and end time 17 November 2023. Current CEO (as of 22 November 2023 onwards) is Sam Altman again after Emmett Shear's brief acting tenu

Note: The source confirms Sam Altman was CEO, but shows his first tenure ended on 17 November 2023. While he returned as CEO on 22 November 2023, the claim lacks temporal specificity ('ceo = Sam Altman' without a date). The source shows this was true historically (March 2019 - November 2023) and is true again from November 2023 onwards, but the claim as stated is incomplete without temporal context. Given the source shows current status (as of the document's knowledge cutoff), Sam Altman is indeed currently CEO, making the claim technically accurate for the present moment, but the source also documents a period when he was not CEO. This is best classified as 'outdated' because the claim doesn't account for the temporal complexity shown in the source.

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