# Meet Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO who learned to code at 8 and is a doomsday prepper with a stash of guns and gold

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/meet-sam-altman-the-openai-ceo-who-learned-to-code-at-8-and-is-a-doomsday-prepper-with-a-stash-of-guns-and-gold/
- Published: 2024-02-22T09:45:33-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Sam Altman is well known in the startup scene in Silicon Valley. Photo courtesy of Sam Altman. Article by Britney Nguyen and Jordan Hart. Business Insider – February 20, 2024. OpenAI just launched its text-to-video program called Sora. Before that, he was well known in Silicon Valley as president of startup accelerator Y-Combinator. Here’s how the serial entrepreneur got his start — and ended up helming one of today’s most-watched companies. […] Click here to view original web page at www.businessinsider.com