Oh, my God! OpenAI CEO Altmann's own sister, in a paper petition, is suing her own brother!

Unexpectedly, the spearhead that let Altman fall into the crisis of public opinion again came from within the family this time, from his younger sister Annie Altman, who was 9 years old.

The situation is urgent, Altman immediately joint mother and two brothers, jointly issued a response: No, the accusation is not true.

Specifically, Anne Altman, who had been abused for a long time since childhood, sought $75,000 in damages. (equivalent to about RMB 540,000)

The family's statement said that Anne Altman "faced mental health challenges" and that the family had long supported her in various ways. But even then, she was asking for more money and making a lot of untrue accusations.

Netizens have expressed sympathy for his sister's mental state.

Others said that if Sam, who runs OpenAI, had 10 percent of his sister's craziness, people would be in trouble.

Altman's sister sues her brother for more than $75,000

In the lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, the sister accuses her brother of sexually assaulting her regularly between 1997 and 2006.

As a result, the plaintiff's sister suffered "severe emotional distress, mental distress and depression, which is expected to continue into the future."

The lawsuit seeks a jury trial and damages in excess of $75,000.

She has publicly accused her brother of abuse on social media before, but this is the first time she has taken him to court.

Enthusiastic netizens have been combing through the contents of Anne's occasional complaints from 2023, as well as the timeline of her statements.

From the age of three, she was constantly abused by her biological siblings and "always lived under their authority", followed by a number of psychological conditions over the course of 20 years (1998-2018), including not limited to panic attacks, suicidal thoughts from the age of 5-6, post-traumatic stress disorder PTS, eating disorders, etc.

After her father's death in 2018, Anne revealed they had also deliberately hidden her will from her when she suffered one of the worst panic attacks ever. She later found out that her mother had withheld the funds her father had left her.

She officially cut off contact with her family in 2020, but her physical and online life has been severely restricted. For example, multiple accounts were hacked; Podcast ratings and YouTube views were removed; It's hard to find her on Google and so on.

HackerNews has been deleting Anne's posts.

In the face of this series of accusations, the Altman family has also made a series of responses.

They first expressed their great concern for her health. Caring for a family member with mental health challenges can be very difficult. I believe many families facing similar difficulties know this very well.

Over the years, they have tried many ways to support Annie and help her find a stable life.

Such as monthly financial support, pay her bills, rent, etc., and help with employment, medical treatment, to buy a house for her, to provide a peaceful place to live.

As a result, Annie continued to demand money and make many untrue accusations. Previously, due to privacy concerns, she chose not to respond publicly.

This includes but is not limited to family members improperly withholding their father's 401k funds, hacking into her wifi, and "blocking" her on various websites, including ChatGPT, Twitter, and more. Her worst allegation is that Sam abused her as a child.

Now, forced by the sister's public accusations, they are forced to address the issue.

However, when ChatGPT tries to block her, it is found that not only Anne, but also max and Altman himself, ChatGPT answers incorrectly. (Doge)

Members of the Altman family who signed the statement

Altman responded to his sister Annie's letter with what Altman called "a statement from my mom, my brother, and me."

The statement was signed by four people:

• Ultraman's Mother: Connie Gibstine
• Altman himself: Sam Altman
• Altman's younger brother: Max Altman
• Altman's third brother: Jack Altman

According to the public information of all parties, Altman is 9 years older than Annie, Max is 7 years older than Annie, and Jack is 5 years older than Annie.

Now, let's go over a bio of the Altman family.

Ultraman's mother: Connie Gibstine

Let's start with Connie Gibstine, the mother who came forward with her brothers and sisters to respond to her daughter's complaint.

Throughout the Internet, Connie's personal information is not disclosed much, and most references to this person tend to be labeled "Sam Altman's mother" and "a dermatologist."

Connie holds a bachelor's degree in biology, or biology, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, according to the website of the hospital where she works. He later studied for his doctorate at the University of Missouri.

As a dermatologist, Connie has worked at Missouri Baptist Hospital for more than 30 years.

When not making house calls, Connie enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, and hiking.

In some previous articles focusing on the Altman House, Connie's efforts to the family were mainly focused on supporting the children's education and career development.

Altman's younger brother: Max Altman

In 1985, Altman was born.

Two years later, in 1987, the family's second child, Max Altman, was born.

From 2006 to 2010, Max completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University.

As an undergraduate, he spent three months as an intern at Baseline Ventures, a VC focused on seed - and growth-stage investments in tech companies.

After graduating from college in 2010, Max started his first formal job at Microsoft as a project manager.

Soon, though, after a little more than a year, he moved to Allston Trading, a firm specializing in algorithmic trading, market making, and high-frequency trading strategies, where he stayed for almost two years.

In 2014, Max started its next stop:

Zenefits, a company that provides cloud-based HR management software, worked on products and was one of the company's first product managers.

In 2016, Max returned to the investment circle and started his own investment career wholeheartedly.

△ Family venture capital firms that Max was involved with, and the original founders

For the first time, Max joined Hydrazine Capital, a venture capital firm founded by his brother Altman and his brother Jack in 2012.

Among the companies on the list was Zenefits, where Max had worked.

More than three years later, in 2020, Max and his brother Altman founded another venture capital firm owned by the two brothers, Apollo Projects.

Unlike Hydrazine Capital, Hydrazine Capital invests primarily in seed, Series A and Series B rounds, focusing on a variety of industries such as life sciences, specialty foods, market platforms, big data, healthcare and consumer goods.

Apollo Projects focuses on the seed stage and is committed to identifying and supporting startups with disruptive innovation capabilities, especially in the fields of AI, biotechnology, and energy.

Later, however, as Altman focused more on OpenAI, Max began to take on more day-to-day management at Apollo Projects.

Then, the three brothers, who are very able to toss, in 2021, and double 叒 jointly founded a three-person venture Capital firm, Altman Capital (Alt Capital).

Altman Capital typically invests $1 million to $10 million in each project and focuses on early-stage businesses, with a particular focus on enterprise software, AI and other technology-driven startups.

But for a long time and brother bound to work, the boundaries of life and work are increasingly difficult to divide, Altman Capital for Max from fun, hobbies, career, gradually began to mix the taste of "burden".

Later, Max moved from San Francisco to Austin, Texas.

Part of the reason, according to foreign media, is that Max wants a respite from the pressure of his family name.

As a result, Max left Altman Capital.

Since 2024, Max has been a co-founder and managing Partner of Saga Ventures.

△Saga Ventures three co-founders (Photo source: Forbes Chinese website)

Altman's third brother: Jack Altman

Two years after Max was born, Altman's second brother, Jack Altman, was born.

(Emmm... In other words, the age of the three brothers is an arithmetic series)

In 2007, Jack enrolled in Economics at Princeton University and graduated four years later.

After graduation, with his expertise and ability, he joined Gleacher & Company, an independent investment bank, as an analyst for one year.

He didn't stay long. In May 2012, Jack left.

(hhhh was disbanded in 2014.)

Jack's second venture, Hydrazine Capital -- yes, the company he founded with his brother Altman in 2012 -- became his own boss.

Hydrazine Capital, which made a number of successful investments during its operations, has now closed, ceasing all business activities.

But while running the venture firm, Jack was also busy working on a second career (doge).

Specifically, since 2013, he has been a VP at Teespring (now renamed Spring), a Us-Based crowdfunding e-commerce platform, where he is the vice president of business development.

△Jack's two overlapping work histories

In 2015, Jack "abducted" Eric Koslow from Teespring and the two co-founded the new company Lattice.

Lattice is a human resource management focused software company that provides employee performance management and engagement solutions to enterprises.

At the beginning, Jack was CEO and Eric Koslow was CTO.

In its sixth year, Lattice was valued at more than $1 billion, making it a unicorn in the field.

In January 2024, at the beginning of last year, Jack changed his role at Lattice from CEO and co-founder to Chairman of the Board and co-founder.

At about the same time, in February 2024, Jack joined Altman Capital, founded by his brothers, as a managing partner.

However, there has also been Jack's family binding work and trouble for life.

In particular, during a visit by his mother Connie, Jack and Max discussed investment matters. Jack then announced:

During family gatherings, no work talk is allowed.

One More Thing

Actually, there are six people in the Altman family.

In addition to Annie, the plaintiff, and the four people who signed the letter, one of them was the father, Jerry Altman, an attorney.

But in 2018, Jerry passed away.

There are also many public photos of the family of six online, such as this one:

From left to right, in the back row are Jack, Max and Sam, and in the front row are Connie, Jerry and Annie.

As adults, there are many photos of the four siblings.

When Jack got married, his sister Annie also dressed up.

And now, thanks to Annie's lawsuit, the Altman family affair has been thrust into the global spotlight.

At this moment, my sister stood on one side, and my mother and three brothers stood on the other.

What really happened? I'm afraid it has to be seen in terms of Rashomon for now.