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‘Don’t think he’s a happy person’: Billionaire takes swipe at Elon Musk as feud intensifies

The war of words between Sam Altman and Elon Musk over the future of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is getting more personal.

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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman denies claims made by his sister.

Sam Altman’s younger sister files lawsuit claiming he sexually abused her

The OpenAI chief and founder denies the allegations, which are similar to claims his sister Anne Altman has long made online.

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Why Elon Musk’s epic troll of AI company is totally justified

Billionaire Elon Musk has sued the world-leading AI company and its chief, Sam Altman, for breaking their founding agreement about working to benefit humanity.

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To some, Sam Altman can be awkward and even antisocial.

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OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman says he is confident global regulation of AI can be achieved without killing its potential.

AI, profit and power: Is Sam Altman sugarcoating the apocalypse?

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, 38, has assumed the role of the upbeat face of AI’s future. But is that what the world needs right now?

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When Altman was sacked, I felt, for the first time, what I suspect will very soon become a common human experience.

When OpenAI’s CEO was sacked I thought it was corporate trivia. Here’s why it’s not

Sam Altman thinks artificial intelligence will “end poverty”. First, his company must get past the in-fighting and present a united front amid growing fears of AI overreach.

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Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/samuel-harris-altman-6g17