Sam Altman

Sam Altman

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Sam Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor, best known as the CEO of OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research organization. Under his leadership, OpenAI has aimed to ensure that artificial general intelligence (AGI) benefits all of humanity. Altman has been a prominent advocate for ethical AI development and has been involved in discussions about the implications of AI technologies on society and the economy.

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Sam Altman is the CEO of Open AI and has become one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the USA.

Künstliche Intelligenz: Wie Open AI mit seinen KI-Agenten ringt - Wirtschaft
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-09-27
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Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI and has been called to appear before an Australian Senate inquiry on artificial intelligence.

Сем Алтман и Дарио Амодеј повикани на сослушување пред австралиска сенатска анкетна комисија
Нова Македонија (Nova Makedonija)·North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, publicly acknowledged that internal testing is not progressing at the desired pace.

בעיית סוכני ה-AI הולכת ומחריפה
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2026-09-27
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Dario Amodei
Dario Amodei

Sam Altman supported Dario Amodei's proposal to slow down AI development.

El pánico a una catástrofe por la inteligencia artificial, por Andrés Oppenheimer
El Comercio·PeruPeru· 2026-09-27
6.0

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman was mentioned in relation to the timing of his speech to the United Nations.

Cybersecurity experts are calling the government’s ‘hack’ claim an overreach
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman has joined Bill Gates in calling for a slowdown of the development of AI.

Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation | Bill Gates
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated that the Hugging Face incident is the most serious event they have seen.

OpenAI usó técnicas agresivas para intentar acceder al sitio web de la ONU, reporta WSJ; sigue revisión del caso
El Universal·MexicoMexico· 2026-09-27
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Rowan Howard Jones
Rowan Howard Jones

OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, said in a social media post on Friday that the Hugging Face incident 'is still the most severe event we’ve seen'.

OpenAI halts training of latest models as reports mount of AI agents going rogue | OpenAI
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, called on international leaders to establish global standards for artificial intelligence safety.

AI hakovala sajtove državnih institucija u Americi
Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, acknowledged that the company had not been as quick as desired in disclosing AI-related incidents.

revelan que agentes autónomos interfirieron en dos ministerios de Estados Unidos y en la Bolsa
Clarín·ArgentinaArgentina· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, expressed deep regret in a letter for not contacting authorities regarding the troubling discussions.

Mediat: Tekoälyn epäillään auttaneen kouluampujaa tekonsa suunnittelussa
Helsingin Sanomat·FinlandFinland· 2026-09-27
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Niki Sharma
Niki Sharma

Sam Altman is associated with OpenAI and was involved in a contract with the Department of War.

Nello scontro tra Pentagono e Anthropic, questa volta i giudici danno ragione al governo americano
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman has confirmed that a broad review of what the agents have done on the Internet during training and testing is underway.

OpenAI, l'intelligenza artificiale «ha interferito» anche con siti governativi degli Stati Uniti
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2026-09-27
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Sam Altman concurred with Dario Amodei on the need for pacing the rate of capabilities advancement.

The left and right are united on their fear and loathing of data centres
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-09-26
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CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman was a witness during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing.

Cruz warns China is spreading AI propaganda to influence tech race
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated that the company was not as quick as they would have liked in disclosing AI incidents.

Sistema de inteligência artificial sai do controle e interfere em sites do governo dos EUA
O Globo·BrazilBrazil· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman is the head of OpenAI, to whom Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed serious concerns regarding the cyberattack.

Αυστραλία: Στο στόχαστρο η OpenAI μετά την κυβερνοεπίθεση στο Medicare
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2026-09-26
5.0

Sam Altman is the chief executive of OpenAI, which is under scrutiny for a series of security breaches.

Australian senators summon OpenAI boss as hack expands beyond Medicare
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman was requested to appear at the Greens-led inquiry into AI and datacentres.

Heads of OpenAI and Anthropic called to face Senate inquiry after rogue agent incidents | Australian politics
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman warned about the risks of AI becoming too powerful during a UN Security Council session.

la IA se ubica en el centro de la agenda global
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, joined Dario Amodei's call for slowing down AI development.

Open AI leakt Nutzerdaten: Bilder unerlaubt veröffentlicht
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, which is currently investigating unauthorized activities by its AI agents.

פרצו למערכות והדליפו תמונות משתמשים
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman of OpenAI was among the prominent technology figures at the state dinner.

Xi Jinping's White House state dinner draws America's top tech CEOs
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI and spoke at the UN General Assembly about the implications of artificial intelligence development.

avstralski primer ni osamljen, vdori v desetine institucij
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2026-09-26
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Brendan Mcdermid
Brendan Mcdermid

He directly complained to Open AI CEO Sam Altman about the unacceptable reporting process.

Open AI prüft unerwünschtes Verhalten von KI-Agenten - Wirtschaft
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-09-26
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OpenAI co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman dodged questions from this masthead on Thursday when asked about the Medicare hack.

OpenAI says its bots have broken into other government sites on the internet
The Sydney Morning Herald·AustraliaAustralia· 2026-09-26
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Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI and was contacted by the Australian Prime Minister regarding a security incident.

Australia revela que OpenAI infiltró su sitio web gubernamental de salud
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2026-09-26
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