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Ask HN: What's so special about Sam Altman?

5•chirau•1h ago
I honestly do not get the hype. Has he done anything particularly remarkable at any point? Loopt was nothing to write home about.

Besides fund raising, what else can we really say wow about? I am genuinely curious. He seems to me like a beneficiary of a system that rewards his type/kind, not much else.

I could be wrong. I am very curious. What about him stands out?

Comments

ninadwrites•1h ago
I don’t think theres anything special. He just happened to be the right person with the best skills at the right time with the right people backing his dream.

That said, he was the one that got AI into the hands of the masses and changed* the trajectory of the future.

bigyabai•1h ago
He's subservient to the government.
baxtr•44m ago
What about him stands out? Seems like he’s pretty good at marketing and self-promotion.
popalchemist•13m ago
High functioning sociopath. He is machiavellian. His sister accused him of raping her.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6lq6x2gd9o

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