Sam Altman
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer · OpenAI
At a glance. Sam Altman is listed as Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at OpenAI. The profile sits in People Behind Big SI, the profiles of leaders at the largest AI companies. The source lists 4 official pages and open-role pages for OpenAI.
Summary
Co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, the team behind ChatGPT and GPT-4, and former president of Y Combinator.
Works at
- OpenAI 63 people in the wiki
Other documented roles
Not confirmed as current in the source profile.
- Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Loopt
- Part-time partner, Y Combinator
- President, Y Combinator
- Co-chair, OpenAI
Open roles
Related people
- Kenneth StanleyAlso at OpenAI
- Ian GoodfellowAlso at OpenAI
- Aravind SrinivasAlso at OpenAI
- Yang SongAlso at OpenAI
- Zhuohan LiAlso at OpenAI
- Demis HassabisBig SI
- Lauren TanBig SI
- Thibault SottiauxBig SI
Source and corrections
Read the full profile on USASI ↗
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