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Sam Altman became a face of the artificial intelligence boom after the chatbot ChatGPT was released in 2022 [File]
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Sam Altman is seeking the dismissal of punitive damages claims in his sister’s civil lawsuit accusing the OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation he denies.
In a Wednesday night filing in St. Louis federal court, Sam Altman said Missouri’s child sexual abuse statute does not authorise punitive damages for the woman’s claims, and instead limits her to “damages for injury or illness” caused by childhood sexual abuse.
Published – April 16, 2026 09:09 am IST
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seeks dismissal of sister’s punitive damages claims in sexual abuse lawsuit
