OpenAI CEO Sam Altman late Tuesday denied charges in a lawsuit filed this week by his sister, accusing the tech billionaire of repeated sexual abuse.
A federal lawsuit filed Monday in the Eastern District of Missouri alleges the abuse began at the family's home in Clayton, Missouri, when Ann Altman, also known as Annie, was 3 years old and Sam was 12. There is.
In her filing, Annie claims the abuse occurred “several times a week” and began with oral sex followed by penetration.
The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff has experienced “severe emotional distress, emotional distress, and depression” “as a direct and proximate result of the aforementioned acts of sexual assault,” and that this is expected to continue in the future. It is claimed that
She is seeking a jury trial and more than $75,000 in damages.
Annie has gone public with sexual abuse allegations against Sam and his brother Jack Altman in the past. 2021 posts about Xshe said she “experienced sexual, physical, emotional, verbal, financial, and technological abuse” from her brother.
Her attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
tuesday night, Sam releases joint statement His mother, Connie, and brothers, Jack and Max, deny the allegations in the lawsuit.
“Annie made deeply hurtful and completely false allegations about our family, especially Sam,” the statement said. “We have chosen not to respond publicly, respecting her privacy and our own. However, she has taken legal action against Sam and we will address this.” I feel I have no choice but to do so.”
The family vehemently denies all the allegations in the lawsuit, saying Annie faces “mental health issues” and “refuses conventional treatment and violently attacks family members who genuinely try to help.” “There is,” he claimed.
Sam, her mother, and siblings claimed they paid Annie's bills, covered her rent, helped her find job opportunities, tried to get her medical help, and offered to buy her a house through a trust.
Sam Altman's OpenAI has skyrocketed in popularity since the launch of its AI chatbot ChatGPT, but Annie previously claimed Sam “shadowbanned” her for using the chatbot, according to a statement from the family. I was doing it.
The company was most recently valued at $157 billion after a $6.6 billion funding round from backers including Microsoft and Nvidia in October.
In November 2023, OpenAI's board of directors removed Altman from his position as CEO, but he was quickly reinstated thanks to investor support.
Altman is also currently embroiled in a legal battle with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. He was a co-founder of OpenAI and severed ties with the company in 2018.
SpaceX's CEO is trying to prevent Altman from turning OpenAI into a commercial company. He initially slammed Altman with a lawsuit in March, but withdrew the complaint filed in San Francisco state court and refiled it in federal court.
OpenAI claimed that Musk “not only wanted a for-profit structure, but actually created one” for the company in 2017, when he was still involved with the company.
