Paul Graham, co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, has clarified that Sam Altman was not fired from Y Combinator. Contrary to circulating rumors, Graham stated on May 30 that Altman left Y Combinator to focus full-time on his role as CEO of OpenAI. Graham emphasized that Y Combinator was happy for Altman to stay if he chose to do so. The clarification, reported by TechCrunch, comes amid criticism Altman faces from an ex-board member of OpenAI.
On X, Paul Graham says claims about YC firing Sam Altman are "not true", and Altman left because he wanted to work full-time on OpenAI as its CEO (@kyle_l_wiggers / TechCrunch) https://t.co/NsW2XoR1Hz 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/5aIAzot4Rc
So apparently, Paul Graham insists Sam Altman was *not* fired from Y Combinator. Guess it's just a misunderstanding, right? Read more of this riveting drama at https://t.co/LHZYkVHUri #TechDramaUnfolds
Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator https://t.co/0gBk8B8uYQ
Paul Graham claims Sam Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator: https://t.co/wUtcMdpK7r by TechCrunch #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
Paul Graham claims Altman wasn’t fired from Y Combinator: In a series of posts on X on Thursday, Paul Graham, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator, brushed off claims that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was pressured to resign as… https://t.co/6re87pl8WW #AI #AInews #AItips
Sam Altman Wasn’t Fired From Y Combinator, Founder Says—As OpenAI Chief Faces Criticism From Ex-Board Member https://t.co/C7ReRnAutF https://t.co/mka8LymwVz
TIL Sam Altman was not fired from Y Combinator. Paul Graham has confirmed it and the first part of my previous tweet was disproven https://t.co/xVVNnWs7qV Paul was there and the one who would know what happened more than anybody else. We still don't know what happened at… https://t.co/t5QDiAtHn8
Paul Graham on what actually happened with Sam and Y-Combinator https://t.co/wmqwdFdAUA
Paul Graham on why Sam Altman left YC. https://t.co/CoNCSxEh25
Sam Altman was not fired from YC. h/t paulg https://t.co/Ht0doFC1o9
Sam Altman was *not* fired from YC. He was asked to pick YC or OpenAI. YC we're happy for him to stay if he picked YC. Thanks for clearing this up, Paul. https://t.co/d8ow4AfSOy
Paul Graham says the story about Sam Altman being fired from YC isn’t true. I think there are many cases like this where people are assuming things bad about Sam that probably aren’t true. I’ve never met Sam, but we did both speak at the same event at Stanford and a few of my… https://t.co/wB2wqBmAal
Paul Graham’s clarified that Altman was not fired from Y Combinator: https://t.co/mSVmH6hdSj
Sam Altman was fired from Ycombinator (?) Is this true or untrue?