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 rapid rise and slow decline of Sam Altman (garymarcus.substack.com)
   92 points by treadump 5 days ago | 53 comments
2. ChatGPT is getting ads. Sam Altman once called them a 'last resort.' (www.businessinsider.com)
   71 points by donpott 2 days ago | 40 comments
3. A brief history of Sam Altman's hype (www.technologyreview.com)
   37 points by smharris65 28 days ago | 3 comments
4. What Sam Altman Doesn't Want You to Know [video] (www.youtube.com)
   23 points by SLHamlet 30 days ago | 7 comments
5. Sam Altman to Elon Musk on Recruiting from Tesla (twitter.com)
   8 points by eezurr 12 days ago | 4 comments
6. Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI (www.theguardian.com)
   8 points by devonnull 20 days ago | 4 comments
7. Ask HN: Do you trust Sam Altman?
   6 points by SpicyNoodle 9 days ago | 4 comments
8. Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI (www.theverge.com)
   5 points by Fiveplus 22 days ago | discuss
9. Sam Altman's blind spot on AI model power (vibesbench.substack.com)
   3 points by firasd about 3 hours ago | 1 comments
10. Sam Altman: How OpenAI Wins, ChatGPT's Future, AI Buildout Logic, IPO in 2026? [video] (www.youtube.com)
    3 points by neehao 26 days ago | discuss
11. OpenAI invests $250m in Sam Altman's brain computer interface startup Merge Labs (techcrunch.com)
    2 points by tobarpal 3 days ago | discuss
12. Sam Altman Is Trying to Take on the App Store. He's Got a Long Way to Go (www.wsj.com)
    2 points by Eldodi 13 days ago | discuss
13. Sam Altman's New Brain Venture, Merge Labs, Will Spin Out of a Nonprofit (www.wired.com)
    2 points by danielmorozoff 30 days ago | discuss
14. Show HN: HN Sentiment API – I ranked tech CEOs by how much you hate them (docs.hnpulse.com)
    27 points by kingofsunnyvale 28 days ago | 9 comments
15. New Year 2026: Fusion Updates from Helion and Commonwealth Fusion
    4 points by ralfd 11 days ago | 1 comments
16. 'This will be a stressful job' Altman offers $555k salary for daunting AI role (www.theguardian.com)
    6 points by gmays 19 days ago | 4 comments
17. OpenAI Is Taking on Apple's App Store. It's Got a Long Way to Go (www.wsj.com)
    4 points by thm 16 days ago | 1 comments
18. OpenAI and Gabe Newell Back a Bold New Take on Fusing Humans and Machines (www.corememory.com)
    4 points by ossa-ma 3 days ago | discuss
19. 'This will be a stressful job': Altman offers $555k for most daunting role in AI (www.theguardian.com)
    3 points by mellosouls 20 days ago | 1 comments
20. Helion has a clear path to net electricity by 2024 (2021) (blog.samaltman.com)
    1 points by laserlight 12 days ago | discuss
21. Elon Musk sues Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI [pdf] (www.courthousenews.com)
    1462 points by modeless almost 2 years ago | 1208 comments
22. Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting (www.businessinsider.com)
    785 points by blackmanta over 1 year ago | 805 comments
23. It's Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word (www.theatlantic.com)
    703 points by redwoolf over 1 year ago | 576 comments
24. TSMC execs allegedly dismissed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as 'podcasting bro' (www.tomshardware.com)
    485 points by WithinReason over 1 year ago | 559 comments
25. OpenAI to remove non-profit control and give Sam Altman equity (www.reuters.com)
    410 points by award_ over 1 year ago | 63 comments
26. Sam Altman is showing us who he really is (slate.com)
    393 points by panarky over 1 year ago | 456 comments
27. Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries' (www.wired.com)
    344 points by spenvo 7 months ago | 699 comments
28. OpenAI removes Sam Altman's ownership of its Startup Fund (www.reuters.com)
    340 points by mfiguiere almost 2 years ago | 45 comments
29. Sam Altman’s DRAM Deal (www.mooreslawisdead.com)
    338 points by pabs3 about 1 month ago | 237 comments
30. Aaron Swartz and Sam Altman (journa.host)
    320 points by ta988 about 1 year ago | 192 comments
31. Sam Altman is not on YC's board. So why claim to be its chair? (www.bizjournals.com)
    285 points by apsec112 over 1 year ago | 168 comments
32. Sam Altman owns OpenAI's venture capital fund (www.axios.com)
    253 points by choppaface almost 2 years ago | 82 comments
33. Brazil bans Sam Altman's tech firm Tools for Humanity from paying for iris scans (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
    240 points by ivanleoncz 12 months ago | 61 comments
34. Sam Altman: Long con was "child's play for me" (old.reddit.com)
    226 points by upwardbound over 1 year ago | 75 comments
35. Sam Altman's pants are on fire (garymarcus.substack.com)
    210 points by toomuchtodo 2 months ago | 125 comments
36. Elon Musk drops suit against OpenAI and Sam Altman (www.cnbc.com)
    205 points by hggh over 1 year ago | 230 comments
37. Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman (www.theverge.com)
    200 points by pookieinc over 1 year ago | 2 comments
38. Leaked OpenAI Docs Show Sam Altman Clearly Aware of Silencing Former Employees (futurism.com)
    164 points by Paul-Craft over 1 year ago | 56 comments
39. Sam Altman, Lately (oftheclock.com)
    160 points by iamthirsty over 1 year ago | 118 comments
40. Geoffrey Hinton says he's proud Ilya Sutskever 'fired Sam Altman' (techcrunch.com)
    154 points by LorenDB over 1 year ago | 8 comments
41. Sam Altman Wants Your Eyeball (www.privacyguides.org)
    153 points by ChiptuneIsCool 8 months ago | 161 comments
42. Sam Altman Seeks Trillions of Dollars to Reshape Business of Chips and AI (www.wsj.com)
    152 points by panarky almost 2 years ago | 210 comments
43. Sam Altman said startups with $10M were 'hopeless' competing with OpenAI (www.tomshardware.com)
    142 points by LorenDB 12 months ago | 154 comments
44. German watchdog orders Sam Altman's biometric ID project World to delete data (www.euronews.com)
    131 points by belter about 1 year ago | 65 comments
45. Sam Altman on opeanai non disparagement exit clause (x.com)
    131 points by bko over 1 year ago | 63 comments
46. The Real Story Behind Sam Altman’s Firing From OpenAI (www.wsj.com)
    119 points by Philpax 10 months ago | 115 comments
47. Sam Altman Goes Full Emperor (nonzero.substack.com)
    119 points by _1 over 1 year ago | 98 comments
48. Sam Altman Is Full of Shit (www.wheresyoured.at)
    111 points by _tk_ over 1 year ago | 18 comments
49. Sam Altman Is Getting Desperate and It Is Starting to Show (tickerfeed.net)
    100 points by sethops1 2 months ago | 43 comments
50. Sam Altman-backed nuclear startup signs major data center contract (oilprice.com)
    99 points by PaulHoule over 1 year ago | 63 comments