Well-funded and big-name partnerships often end in failure. And ex-Apple employees don’t have a great record of success.

Keach Hagey’s “The Optimist” is what could be called the authorised version. She had access to Mr Altman and many of the main characters in his story, including his family and friends. His personality is vivid and complicated enough that her story never flags. It is no hagiography.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is teaming up with a famous Apple designer to make wearables that can see your whole life.

The OpenAI CEO people could soon see 'like seven robots that walk past you doing things.'

Sam Altman’s blockchain project World Network has raised $135 million in a private token sale of its WLD token. The sale was to venture capital giants a16z and Bain Capital Crypto and will be used to fund network expansion,

The C.E.O. of OpenAI helped usher artificial intelligence into public life. Now, as fears and fortunes mount, his own transformation is just beginning.

Sam Altman is working with Ive to secure direct user access, showing how distribution is becoming more important than technology in the AI race.