Sam Altman

CEO of OpenAI. Previously president of Y Combinator (2014–2019). The most-cited individual in frontier-AI policy and product news. · blog.samaltman.com ↗

35 mentions · 14 days · first seen Apr 6, 2026 · last seen May 1, 2026

Often alongside: OpenAI · Elon Musk · Anthropic · Tesla · Apple · Google

Timeline

May 2026 3 stories · 1 day

May 1, 2026 3 stories

66As the first week of trial in Musk v. Altman comes to a close Wired
51Elon Musk's 7 biggest stumbles on the stand at OpenAI trial Ars Technica
41After dissing Anthropic for limiting Mythos, OpenAI restricts access to Cyber, too TechCrunch AI

April 2026 32 stories · 13 days

April 30, 2026 5 stories

53Families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims sue OpenAI Engadget
52On the stand, Musk argued that Karpathy was already interested in leaving OpenAI when he tried to recruit him Wired
45It’s dangerous to tell a courtroom “I don’t lose my temper The Verge
44On the stand, Elon Musk can’t escape his own tweets TechCrunch AI
43All the evidence introduced so far in Musk v. Altman The Verge

April 26, 2026 3 stories

47In Altman’s letter, which was first published in the local newspaper Tumbler RidgeLines TechCrunch AI
47Musk drops fraud argues against OpenAI, Altman ahead of trial Fortune Technology
44OpenAI's Sam Altman apologizes for not reporting ChatGPT account of Tumbler Ridge suspect to police Engadget

April 25, 2026 2 stories

38What you need to know as Elon Musk's suit against Sam Altman begins Engadget
36OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter South China Morning Post Tech

April 23, 2026 1 story

52Sam Altman’s Orb Company Promoted a Bruno Mars Partnership That Doesn't Exist Wired

April 22, 2026 1 story

34Sam Altman throws shade at Anthropic’s cyber model, Mythos: ‘fear-based marketing’ TechCrunch AI

April 21, 2026 1 story

58Tim Cook reactions: Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, Warren Buffett react to Apple CEO move CNBC Technology

April 18, 2026 5 stories

50Worldcoin's Orb Becomes Tinder's Anti-Bot ID Check Wired
50Sam Altman's "proof of human" firm pushes into mainstream services Axios
50Sam Altman deepens World's ties with Tinder, Zoom to fight bots and deepfakes DL News
50Sam Altman’s project World looks to scale its human verification empire TechCrunch
50Zoom joins forces with World to verify humans in meetings TechCrunch

April 14, 2026 3 stories

39'If I am going to advocate for others to kill and commit crimes, then I must lead by example': OpenAI suspect's chilling manifesto Fortune Technology
37OpenAI CEO Sam Altman home attack suspect charged The Register
34Altman arson suspect Moreno-Gama suffered 'acute mental health crisis,' lawyer confirms CNBC Technology

April 13, 2026 4 stories

41FLI CEO's statement on the attack against Sam Altman's home Future of Life Institute
41Meet the man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman: a 20-year-old AI doomer Fortune Technology
39Suspect in attack at Sam Altman's house aimed to kill OpenAI CEO, warned of humanity's extinction from AI CNBC Technology
36Sam Altman reportedly targeted in second attack The Verge

April 11, 2026 2 stories

40OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published a blog post on Friday evening responding to both an apparent attack on his home TechCrunch AI
32Your article about AI doesn’t need AI art The Verge

April 10, 2026 3 stories

46No injuries have been reported, and charges are still pending, SFPD said in the statement Wired
44Man arrested after Sam Altman's house passed with Molotov cocktail, OpenAI headquarters threatened CNBC Technology
39Suspect arrested after Molotov cocktail attack against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home Datacenter Dynamics

April 7, 2026 1 story

38Elon Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as part of suit CNBC Technology

April 6, 2026 1 story

60While Congress passed, and Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a law regulating deepfakes, other efforts discourage strong regulation Fortune Technology