Sam Altman
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 40 |
| Date of birth | April 22,1985 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Chicago |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Parents | Connie Gibstine |
| Residence | San Francisco |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Known for | Loopt |
| YCombinator | |
| OpenAI | |
| Loopt, Y Combinator, OpenAI | |
| Job | Investor |
| Education | Stanford University |
| John Burroughs School | |
| Official site | samaltman.com |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Siblings | Jack Altman |
| Founded | OpenAI |
| Loopt | |
| Titl | CEO of OpenAI LP |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 403097 |
Sam Altman Life story
Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur, investor, and programmer. He was the co-founder of Loopt and is the current CEO of OpenAI. He was the president of Y Combinator and was briefly the CEO of Reddit.
OpenAI chaos not about AI safety, says Microsoft boss
... There were fears the sacking of OpenAI boss Sam Altman followed a " dangerous" discovery at the ChatGPT creator...
OpenAI: A triumph of people power
...By Zoe KleinmanTechnology editorFive days after he was suddenly sacked, Sam Altman is going back to his old job as the boss of OpenAI, creator of the chatbot ChatGPT...
Sam Altman: Ousted OpenAI boss to return days after being sacked
...By Thomas MackintoshBBC NewsOpenAI co-founder Sam Altman will return as CEO just days after he was fired by the board, the firm has said...
Sam Altman in talks to rejoin OpenAI board, say reports
...By Mariko OiBusiness reporterAfter the shock dismissal of Sam Altman, OpenAI directors are reportedly in talks for a possible reinstatement...
OpenAI: Microsoft wants changes after Sam Altman debacle
...By Tom GerkenTechnology reporterMicrosoft boss Satya Nadella has called for changes to OpenAI s board after its shock firing of Sam Altman...
Sam Altman: What on earth is happening at OpenAI?
... There are only six people on that board - and two of them were Sam Altman and his co-founder Greg Brockman who quit after Mr Altman was dismissed...
OpenAI to name new boss after firing co-founder
...OpenAI is reportedly set to name Emmett Shear as its interim chief executive just 48 hours after the chaotic firing of boss and co-founder, Sam Altman...
Former OpenAI boss Sam Altman boss pictured at firm's HQ amid reports of return
... In the post on X, formerly Twitter, Sam Altman is pictured holding a guest ID pass and comments: " First and last time i ever wear one of these"...
Seven AI companies agree to safeguards in the US
By Shiona McCallumTechnology reporter
Seven leading companies in Artificial Intelligence have committed to managing risks posed by the tech, the White House has said.
This will include testing the security of AI, and making the results of those tests public.
Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI joined US President Joe Biden to make The Announcement .
It Follows A Number of warnings about the capabilities of the technology.
The pace at which the companies have been developing their tools have prompted fears over the spread of disinformation, especially in The Run up to the 2024 US presidential election.
" We must be clear-eyed and vigilant about the threats emerging from emerging technologies that can Pose - Don 't have to but can Pose - to our democracy and our values, " President Joe Biden said during remarks on Friday.
On Wednesday, Meta, Facebook's parent company, announced its own AI tool called Llama 2.
Sir Nick Clegg , president of global affairs at Meta, told The Bbc the " hype has somewhat run ahead of the technology".
As part of the agreement signed on Friday, the companies agreed to:
The Goal is for it to be easy for people to tell when online content is created by AI, the White House added.
" This is a serious responsibility, we have to get it right, " Mr Biden said. " And there's enormous, enormous potential upside as well. "
Watermarks for AI-generated content were among topics EU commissioner Thierry Breton discussed with OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman during a June visit to San Francisco .
" Looking Forward to pursuing our discussions - notably on watermarking, " Breton wrote in a tweet that included a video snippet of him and Mr Altman.
In the video clip Mr Altman said he " would love to show" what OpenAI was doing with watermarks " very soon. "
The voluntary safeguards signed on Friday are a step towards more robust regulation around AI in the US.
The administration is also working on an executive order,
The White House said it would also work with allies to establish an international framework to govern the development and use of AI.
Warnings abut the technology include that it could be used to generate misinformation and destabilise society, and even that it could Pose an existential risk to humanity - although some ground-breaking computer scientists have said.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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