Altman

American  

[awlt-muhn] / ˈɔlt mən /

noun

1. Robert, 1925–2006, U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter.

2. Sidney, 1939–2022, U.S. biologist, born in Canada: shared Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1989.

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Altman British  

/ ˈɔːltmən /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Mr. Amodei joined OpenAI soon after it was founded a decade ago as a nonprofit, but left in 2020 to start Anthropic after clashing with Mr. Altman.

From The Wall Street Journal

Altman waded into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon over the use of AI on the battlefield, telling his staff that the company was working on a deal that might help solve the impasse.

From The Wall Street Journal

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Thursday that he too was seeking an agreement with the Pentagon that would include red lines similar to Anthropic's, and that he hoped to help broker a resolution.

From Barron's

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has weighed in to the deepening row between the US Department of Defense and rival AI company, Anthropic, throwing his support behind his competitor.

From BBC

Altman said in a note to staff that he had the same "red lines" as Anthropic boss Dario Amodei, who has refused to give the Pentagon unfettered access to the firm's AI tools.

From BBC