Hackernews posts about Sam Altman

Sam Altman is the former CEO of OpenAI and a member of its board who has left the organization to join Microsoft, amidst controversy surrounding his departure and subsequent lawsuit filed by Elon Musk.

1. The Real Story Behind Sam Altman’s Firing From OpenAI (www.wsj.com)
   119 points by Philpax 22 days ago | 115 comments
2. Sam Altman's Firing from OpenAI (www.msn.com)
   24 points by smu 17 days ago | 7 comments
3. Sorry, Sam Altman, A.I. Is Not Good at Real Writing (www.nytimes.com)
   10 points by paulpauper 28 days ago | 2 comments
4. The Real Story of Sam Altman’s Firing From OpenAI (www.wsj.com)
   9 points by dkjaudyeqooe 23 days ago | discuss
5. Sam Altman (OpenAI) seeking compiler/PL designers on X (twitter.com)
   5 points by tntpreneur 7 days ago | 6 comments
6. OpenAI reshuffles leadership as Sam Altman pivots to technical focus (www.theverge.com)
   5 points by mfiguiere 27 days ago | 2 comments
7. Sam Altman Says OpenAI Will Release an 'Open Weight' AI Model This Summer (www.wired.com)
   4 points by 01-_- 19 days ago | 2 comments
8. OpenAl's Sam Altman Talks the Future of Al, Safety and Power – Live at TED2025 (www.youtube.com)
   4 points by amrrs 8 days ago | discuss
9. Sam Altman: we added one million users in the last hour (twitter.com)
   4 points by s-macke 20 days ago | discuss
10. Sam Altman said they will add MCP support across OpenAI products (twitter.com)
    4 points by tntpreneur 25 days ago | discuss
11. OpenAI reshuffles leadership as Sam Altman pivots to technical focus (www.theverge.com)
    4 points by rmason 26 days ago | discuss
12. Sam Altman firing drama detailed in new book excerpt (techcrunch.com)
    3 points by belter 20 days ago | discuss
13. Sam Altman says AI will make coders 10x more productive, not replace them (www.windowscentral.com)
    2 points by daviducolo 12 days ago | 4 comments
14. The Secrets and Misdirection Behind Sam Altman's Firing from OpenAI: Key Facts (www.lesswrong.com)
    2 points by sundarurfriend 19 days ago | discuss
15. Ghibli Art – Sam Altman says 1M people signed up for ChatGPT (fortune.com)
    1 points by mfareed 18 days ago | 1 comments
16. Sam Altman's Eyeball-Scanning Crypto Startup Gets a New App Store (gizmodo.com)
    1 points by rntn 20 days ago | discuss
17. An Interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman About Building a Consumer Tech Company (stratechery.com)
    1 points by mooreds 29 days ago | discuss
18. "$7T Nobody Owns and Never Moves"?
    2 points by anonymous0717 26 days ago | discuss
19. "Making an AI journaling app that works offline – even without internet"
    1 points by zisanAIdreamer 13 days ago | 2 comments
20. OpenAI's Ghibli frenzy took a dark turn real fast (www.businessinsider.com)
    7 points by bentobean 23 days ago | 2 comments
21. OpenAI is no longer compute-constrained after Microsoft loses exclusivity (www.windowscentral.com)
    5 points by ryan_j_naughton 4 days ago | discuss
22. Bubble Talk (2015) (blog.samaltman.com)
    1 points by capitalatrisk 27 days ago | discuss
23. ChatGPT firm reveals AI model that is 'good at creative writing' (www.theguardian.com)
    1 points by paulpauper 28 days ago | discuss
24. OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman (openai.com)
    5710 points by davidbarker over 1 year ago | 2530 comments
25. Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and others to join Microsoft (twitter.com)
    1738 points by JimDabell over 1 year ago | 1311 comments
26. Elon Musk sues Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI [pdf] (www.courthousenews.com)
    1462 points by modeless about 1 year ago | 1208 comments
27. OpenAI board in discussions with Sam Altman to return as CEO (www.theverge.com)
    1243 points by medler over 1 year ago | 1611 comments
28. Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor (www.washingtonpost.com)
    1011 points by CartyBoston over 1 year ago | 746 comments
29. Sam Altman goes before US Congress to propose licenses for building AI (www.reuters.com)
    914 points by vforgione almost 2 years ago | 1214 comments
30. Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting (www.businessinsider.com)
    785 points by blackmanta 11 months ago | 805 comments
31. Sam Altman returns as CEO, OpenAI has a new initial board (openai.com)
    708 points by davidbarker over 1 year ago | 728 comments
32. It's Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word (www.theatlantic.com)
    703 points by redwoolf 7 months ago | 576 comments
33. Microsoft was blindsided by OpenAI's ouster of CEO Sam Altman (www.axios.com)
    697 points by aaronds over 1 year ago | 247 comments
34. OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired (www.businessinsider.com)
    655 points by meitros over 1 year ago | 909 comments
35. Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO (www.theverge.com)
    625 points by mfiguiere over 1 year ago | 920 comments
36. Details emerge of surprise board coup that ousted CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI (arstechnica.com)
    581 points by jncraton over 1 year ago | 722 comments
37. TSMC execs allegedly dismissed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as 'podcasting bro' (www.tomshardware.com)
    485 points by WithinReason 7 months ago | 559 comments
38. OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity (www.reuters.com)
    410 points by award_ 7 months ago | 63 comments
39. Sam Altman is showing us who he really is (slate.com)
    393 points by panarky 11 months ago | 456 comments
40. OpenAI removes Sam Altman's ownership of its Startup Fund (www.reuters.com)
    340 points by mfiguiere about 1 year ago | 45 comments
41. Aaron Swartz and Sam Altman (journa.host)
    320 points by ta988 3 months ago | 192 comments
42. Sam Altman is not on YC's board. So why claim to be its chair? (www.bizjournals.com)
    285 points by apsec112 10 months ago | 168 comments
43. OpenAI's plans according to Sam Altman removed at OpenAI's request (humanloop.com)
    262 points by bluefishinit almost 2 years ago | 173 comments
44. Sam Altman's knack for dodging bullets with a little help from bigshot friends (www.wsj.com)
    259 points by himaraya over 1 year ago | 181 comments
45. Sam Altman owns OpenAI's venture capital fund (www.axios.com)
    253 points by choppaface about 1 year ago | 82 comments
46. OpenAI Committed to Buying $51M of AI Chips from a Startup Backed by Sam Altman (www.wired.com)
    252 points by gslin over 1 year ago | 230 comments
47. Sam Altman, OpenAI board open talks to negotiate his possible return (bloomberg.com)
    242 points by YetAnotherNick over 1 year ago | 242 comments
48. Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
    240 points by ivanleoncz 3 months ago | 61 comments
49. Sam Altman: Long con was "child's play for me" (old.reddit.com)
    226 points by upwardbound 7 months ago | 75 comments
50. Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman (www.cnbc.com)
    205 points by hggh 10 months ago | 230 comments
51. Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman (www.theverge.com)
    200 points by pookieinc 11 months ago | 2 comments
52. Kenya suspends Sam Altman’s eyeball-scanning crypto project (www.theverge.com)
    193 points by Analemma_ over 1 year ago | 103 comments
53. No "malfeasance" behind Sam Altman's firing, OpenAI memo says (www.axios.com)
    189 points by Amorymeltzer over 1 year ago | 274 comments