Sam Altman
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Samuel Harris Altman, born on April 22, 1985, is a prominent American entrepreneur and investor. He has held the position of chief executive officer at OpenAI since 2019, although he experienced a brief dismissal in November 2023. Before joining OpenAI, Altman was at the helm of Y Combinator as its president from 2014 to 2019.
On November 17, 2023, a Friday, Altman was unexpectedly dismissed from his role by the OpenAI board. However, in a swift turn of events, Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, announced on the following Monday, November 20, that Altman would be leading a new advanced AI research team at Microsoft. This announcement was soon followed by another surprising development: late on Tuesday, November 22, less than a week after his firing, OpenAI declared Altman's return as CEO, alongside the announcement of a restructured board.
