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Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor, best known as the chief executive officer of OpenAI. He was born on April 22, 1985, and has been the CEO of OpenAI since 2019, although he was briefly dismissed and reinstated in November 2023. Altman is also the chairman of clean energy companies Oklo Inc. and Helion Energy.

He has been compared to tech visionaries such as Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Altman was previously the president of the start-up accelerator Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019. He has a unique leadership style, with some reports suggesting that his researchers at OpenAI often disagree with him, but he sees this as a positive aspect of their work culture.

Altman has been in the news recently for his work on ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence projects at OpenAI. He has spoken about the potential risks and benefits of AI and has emphasized the need for careful consideration and regulation of these technologies