February 20, 2026 Sam Altman thinks AI is being unduly blamed for layoffs BY Pavithra Mohan As major employers have slashed jobs over the past year, many have cited artificial intelligence or automation to justify the cuts. AI was referenced in nearly 55,000 layoffs in 2025, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas—and the … Continue reading Sam Altman thinks AI is being unduly blamed for layoffs
September 24, 2025 OpenAI’s Sam Altman announces expansion plans across U.S. on visit to Stargate AI supercluster in Texas The afternoon sun was so hot that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traded his usual crewneck sweater for a T-shirt on the last legs of a Tuesday visit to the massive Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex … Continue reading OpenAI’s Sam Altman announces expansion plans across U.S. on visit to Stargate AI supercluster in Texas
November 21, 2024 X’s former head of global affairs takes job with Musk rival Sam Altman Nick Pickles will be the chief policy officer for Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity. BY Reuters Nick Pickles, the former head of global affairs at Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is joining forces with one of Musk’s rivals, … Continue reading X’s former head of global affairs takes job with Musk rival Sam Altman
May 28, 2024 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to give away most of his money for philanthropy Altman, who initially founded his company as a nonprofit research lab dedicated to safely building AI for humanity’s benefit, says he wants to focus his philanthropic giving on ‘technology that helps create abundance for people.’ BY Associated Press The Giving … Continue reading OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to give away most of his money for philanthropy
Sam Altman is ‘embarrassed’ that OpenAI threatened to revoke equity if exiting employees wouldn’t sign an NDA The company says it has never enforced this provision and is changing the exit paperwork. cheyenne macdonald Sun, May 19, 2024 REUTERS / Reuters OpenAI reportedly made exiting employees choose between keeping their vested equity and being … Continue reading Sam Altman is ‘embarrassed’ that OpenAI threatened to revoke equity if exiting employees wouldn’t sign an NDA
Microsoft joins OpenAI board as Sam Altman returns as CEO The exec also explains why Quora’s CEO gets to stay on the board. Richard Lai Thu, Nov 30, 2023 OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman signing up for Worldcoin, a crypto project he co-founded, using an “Orb” iris scanner. (Sam Altman) Following Sam Altman’s … Continue reading Microsoft joins OpenAI board as Sam Altman returns as CEO
By Mark Sullivan November 22, 2023 Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly LinkedIn newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. If a friend or colleague shared this newsletter with you, you can sign up to receive it every week here. Does Altman’s return signal a victory of vested interests … Continue reading The return of Sam Altman to OpenAI: A contrarian’s take
Sam Altman reinstated as OpenAI CEO five days after being fired An initial three-man board with one original member has been appointed to create a permanent board. Steve Dent Reporter Updated Wed, Nov 22, 2023 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sam Altman is returning to OpenAI as CEO after his firing five days ago launched the company … Continue reading Sam Altman is reinstated as OpenAI CEO five days after being fired
In Sam Altman Advertisers Trust by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 20, 2023 Visionaries lead and execute the best companies. Founding entrepreneurs — the people like Sam Altman who put everything on the line to challenge the status quo — face risk head on with a focus on success, even if that success, along … Continue reading In Sam Altman Advertisers Trust
Sam Altman will not be returning to OpenAI Fellow Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear is the new interim CEO. Richard Lai Mon, Nov 20, 2023 Sam Altman Talks over reinstating co-founder and former CEO Sam Altman at OpenAI have apparently broken down. According to The Information and Bloomberg, the board has now hired Altman’s fellow … Continue reading Sam Altman will not be returning to OpenAI
