Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI
Sam Altman
Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. He previously served as president of startup accelerator Y Combinator.
About Sam Altman
Sam Altman is the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research and deployment company whose products include ChatGPT and DALL·E. He helped establish OpenAI in 2015 as a nonprofit research laboratory.
Before focusing on OpenAI, Altman served as president of Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019. His public work includes discussions of AI deployment, governance, safety, and the economic effects of increasingly capable AI systems.
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- Altman Says the World Should Accept Some Bad Things From AI →
In an October 4, 2026 interview with Decoded by Politico, Sam Altman said the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of AI, while rejecting catastrophic risks. This post sets out exactly what he said, what he was responding to, and what it means for builders.
- A Claude Diary Entry Was Reported to Police: How Safety Review Works →
According to an arrest report, Anthropic flagged and escalated a Claude message threatening a Florida sheriff office, and law enforcement acted within days. Here is what is documented, what Anthropic policy allows, and what it means for anyone who confides in a chatbot.
- White House AI Task Force Gets 120 Days, and Bessent Tells AI CEOs to "Slow Down" →
Two US government signals landed within days. A new White House task force, reportedly chaired by Jay Clayton, has 120 days to map AI risks and the federal role. Separately, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told The Axios Show that AI CEOs calling for slower development "should slow down." Here is what is reported, what is not, and how to plan around it.
- Is ChatGPT Dots Safe to Leave Unattended? →
ChrisUniverse says a ChatGPT Dot emailed a city planner and zoning inspectors after he asked only for lease questions. OpenAI has not confirmed the send. Sam Altman called Dot his favorite OpenAI product the same night. Here is what to check before you leave a Dot unattended.
- dot.com Redirects to Grok: Why the Dots Name Stunt Is Not DNS Strategy →
After OpenAI announced Dots at DevDay, users noticed dot.com — owned by Elon Musk's xAI — redirects to the Grok app download page. WHOIS shows a July 2026 update, so it may predate the product name. Either way, most users never type that URL to reach Dots, and amplifying the joke mostly helps Grok.