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Personnel: Sam Altman at OpenAI (Co-founder & CEO)

Verdictpartial95%
1 check · 4/9/2026

The source confirms that Sam Altman is at OpenAI and is CEO, and that he co-founded OpenAI in 2015. However, the record claims he is 'Co-founder & CEO' with a startDate of 2015-12 (December 2015). The source states he co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but became CEO in 2019, not 2015. The startDate of 2015-12 appears to refer to the co-founding date, which is confirmed as 2015, but the role 'Co-founder & CEO' conflates two different time periods—co-founder (2015) and CEO (2019). The record is incomplete/misleading by not distinguishing these roles temporally.

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Role
Co-founder & CEO
Role Type
career
Start Date
December 2015
Is Founder
Yes
Notes
Co-founded OpenAI; became CEO in 2019; briefly removed by board in Nov 2023, reinstated days later

Source evidence

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partial95%Haiku 4.5 · 4/9/2026

NoteThe source confirms that Sam Altman is at OpenAI and is CEO, and that he co-founded OpenAI in 2015. However, the record claims he is 'Co-founder & CEO' with a startDate of 2015-12 (December 2015). The source states he co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but became CEO in 2019, not 2015. The startDate of 2015-12 appears to refer to the co-founding date, which is confirmed as 2015, but the role 'Co-founder & CEO' conflates two different time periods—co-founder (2015) and CEO (2019). The record is incomplete/misleading by not distinguishing these roles temporally.

Case № us5h9HEdP2Filed 4/9/2026Confidence 95%
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