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Accusations of sexual abuse

Latest comment: 3 months ago4 comments4 people in discussion

I think it is important to include the fact that the alleged sexual abuse continued until after Sam Altman became an adult, though his siter was still a minor. Also that the case alleges his mother was aware and did not protect Ann Altman. ~2025-40911-82 (talk) 10:25, 15 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

sources? Czarking0 (talk) 18:51, 10 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

yeah, I agree. It's a gross oversight to not include a single sentence about the allegations against him. ~2026-23644-05 (talk) 16:52, 17 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

@~2026-23644-05 What do you mean? It is mentioned in the article. Panamitsu ✨ 21:47, 17 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Seems a bit "washed"

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Wheres all the many controversies? Only the good things highlighted? Seems really suspicious. ~2026-18092-63 (talk) 14:16, 23 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

A new article in the New Yorker covers criticisms of him by his colleagues: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted

Wikipedia will likely accept it as a source if somebody wants to cite it. An entry for the New Yorker at WP:RSPS compliments the New Yorker's "robust fact-checking process" although this is an aged 2011 assessment. But be careful about the weight given, and how it's worded.

They also discussed a homophobic assault he says he experienced as a teenager which might go in the article somewhere, like the personal life section. I don't know if he's ever mentioned it before now. I wasn't sure how to add it. VintageVernacular (talk) 14:21, 8 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Musk lawsuit

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Hi @MyGosh789. The lawsuit with Musk seems worth mentioning indeed, but it would likely be better in "Business career#OpenAI" than in "Personal life". Also, I think the paragraph is too focused on recent details. It would be better to take a step back and have a small paragraph explaining what the lawsuit is about. The details about when the jury was seated and the timeline of the testimonies risk getting quickly outdated. Alenoach (talk) 01:52, 1 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

"Samaltman" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect Samaltman has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 May 19 § Alanturing until a consensus is reached. 𝔅𝔦𝔰-𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔧𝔢𝔱𝔞? 18:50, 19 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Wrong answer

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Look at the question and answer I asked ChatGPT. People have been blindly trusting you guys until now. If this matter is published, what will happen to your situation? ~2026-30108-90 (talk) 13:34, 20 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Could you please us give some hint about what you are talking about? Sjö (talk) 14:04, 20 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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