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Sam Altman — Education: Studied computer science at Stanford University for two years; dropped out in 2005

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1 check · 4/20/2026

The source text explicitly confirms all three components of the claim: (1) Sam Altman studied computer science at Stanford University, (2) he studied for two years, and (3) he dropped out in 2005. The source also confirms the additional context that he left Stanford to co-found Loopt in 2005. All facts in the claim are directly supported by the Wikipedia source.

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Sam Altman
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Studied computer science at Stanford University for two years; dropped out in 2005
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Left Stanford to co-found Loopt, his first startup

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confirmed95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 4/20/2026

NoteThe source text explicitly confirms all three components of the claim: (1) Sam Altman studied computer science at Stanford University, (2) he studied for two years, and (3) he dropped out in 2005. The source also confirms the additional context that he left Stanford to co-found Loopt in 2005. All facts in the claim are directly supported by the Wikipedia source.

Case № f_aR3kT8mW5qFiled 4/20/2026Confidence 95%