This F*cking Guy Episode 35 - OpenAI's Sam Altman: Everything You Didn't Know About His Sh*tty Past

[Celerity]

In our 35th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the AI Scammer, Sam Altman. From his early tech bro days at Loopt and Y Combinator, to getting a thrill by playing “God" with AI decision-making, to acting VERY shady about the death of an OpenAI employee, this may be our most disingenuous guy yet!

0:00 - Intro
01:45 - Early life, lawsuit filed against him by sister Annie Altman
04:16 - Early business ventures: Loopt and Y Combinator
10:12 - Starting OpenAI, ChatGPT and the circular economy
23:22 - Ad break
26:18 - Fear mongering about AI, problems with ChatGPT
34:59 - OpenAI using a voice eerily similar to Scarlett Johansson's and other copyrighted work
38:28 - OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji found dead
42:04 - Sam Altman Ousted and Reinstated from OpenAi
46:35 - Outro/Matrix rating

[LymphocyteLover]

1. I'm shocked SHOCKED! that a Tech Entrepreneur is an asshole!

Haven't watched yet but I will

[Javaman]

2. there was a great story in The New Yorker this past week about him...

he's a sociopath.

that's why I call him "alt-man" because he's not human

[dalton99a]

3. +1. Sam Altman May Control Our Future--Can He Be Trusted?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

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The answer is clear: FUCK NO.

[LymphocyteLover]

4. the death of the OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji is super fishy

as told in the video