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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
$2.8B
as of 2024

Expert Positions1 topics

TopicViewEstimateConfidenceDate
AGI TimelinesShort2027-2030medium2024

Career History4

Co-chairman → CEOCurrent
Dec 2015 – present
President
Y Combinator
2014 – 2019
Managing Partner
Hydrazine Capital
2012 – 2014
CEO & Co-founderFounder
Loopt
2005 – 2012

Education

Studied computer science at Stanford University (dropped out after sophomore year)

Publications & Resources2

The Intelligence Age
2024EssayAI Risk Essays & Books
Moore's Law for Everything
2021EssayAI Risk Essays & Books

No funding connections recorded.

Links

Organization Roles1

OpenAIFounderCurrent
CEO
Mar 2019 – present

Facts10

People
Role / TitleCEO
Employed ByOpenAI
Biographical
Net Worth$2.8 billion
Birth Year1985
EducationStudied computer science at Stanford University (dropped out after sophomore year)
Notable ForCEO of OpenAI; previously president of Y Combinator; central figure in the commercialization of large language models
Social Media@sama
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman
GitHubhttps://github.com/sama
General
Websitehttps://blog.samaltman.com
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