By Ava Benny-Morrison and Rachel Metz, Bloomberg News (TNS)
In a lawsuit filed in federal court, Sam Altman's sister accused OpenAI's CEO of sexually abusing her for nearly a decade.
Ann Altman, 30, alleged that Sam Altman abused and manipulated her after they were growing up in Missouri within the late Nineties to early 2000s. According to the lawsuit filed Monday, the alleged abuse began when she was three years old and essentially the most recent incident allegedly occurred when he was an adult but she was still a minor. Ann Altman has previously claimed on social media that Sam Altman abused her.
Sam Altman, 39, released a press release on X on behalf of himself, his mother and his brothers on Tuesday, calling the claims “completely untrue.”
“This situation is causing great pain to our entire family,” the statement said.
Sam Altman, a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor, rose to global prominence with the large success of artificial intelligence startup OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, which created an AI frenzy when it was released in late 2022.
Under Missouri state law, plaintiffs may bring childhood sexual abuse claims as much as age 31. Ann Altman is suing for damages, claiming she has suffered severe emotional distress and faces mounting medical bills related to her mental health treatment.
The case is Altman v. Altman, 4:25-cv-00017, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis).
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