Altman

American

[awlt-muhn] / ˈɔlt mən /

noun

Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Sidney, 1939–2022, U.S. biologist, born in Canada: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989.

Altman British

/ ˈɔːltmən /

noun

Robert. US film director, 1925–2006; his films include M*A*S*H (1970), Nashville (1975), Short Cuts (1994), and Gosford Park (2001)

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Kushner also helped Sam Altman to retain his CEO position after he was pushed out by the board in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

OpenAI chief Sam Altman has faced public scrutiny over the company's cyber hacking incidents.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Several geeky flourishes were added, including a quote attributed to Altman, “COMPUTE IS DESTINY.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Altman, through an OpenAI spokeswoman, did not comment for this article.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

I took off out the door, leaving it open wide, displaying the wreckage of scattered clothing and footwear I’d left behind in my hurry to catch up to Annie Altman.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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