Who is Sam Altman, as the CEO of OpenAI denies rape allegations made by sister?
Who is Sam Altman, as the CEO of OpenAI denies rape allegations made by sister?
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The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, is being sued by his sister, Annie Altman, who claims he sexually assaulted her for almost 10 years. The abuse allegedly began when she was three and Mr Altman was 12, according to the lawsuit, which was submitted on January 6 to a US District Court in the Eastern District of Missouri.
According to the claim, the abuse occurred “several times per week” starting with oral sex and progressing to penetration. Abuse left Ms Altman with “severe emotional distress, mental anguish, and depression”, which she says still affects her today.
The lawsuit further stated that the last alleged abuse occurred when she was still a minor and Mr Altman was an adult. A jury trial and damages of more than $75,000 (£60,100) are being requested in the claim. Together with his mother and two brothers, Mr Altman refuted the accusations in a joint statement on X, stating that “all of these claims are utterly untrue”.
“Caring for a family member who faces mental health challenges is incredibly difficult. This situation causes immense pain to our entire family.”. In 2023, Mr Altman was abruptly ousted from the firm’s board, as they citied a failure to be “candid in his communications”, but was shortly reinstated as CEO due to pressure from investors and employees.
Mr Altman led OpenAI through a period of immense growth. Thanks to its hugely popular ChatGPT chatbot, which hit 100 million regular users within weeks of its launch, the San Francisco start-up was at the centre of an AI boom. Microsoft injected $10bn in funding into the company, and it was reportedly valued at $90bn.
