ChatGPT is a production of OpenAI, and OpenAI was founded by Sam Altman. He is the current CEO of OpenAI. It was launched in 2015 and raised $1 billion. However, it was abandoned until 2020, when Altman left his position at Y Combinator to fully focus on it.
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The shortest term Altman has held in a higher position in his career so far was his role as CEO of Reddit in 2014, which lasted for only eight days until he was replaced by Steve Huffman.
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He became a partner at Y Combinator after initially working part-time. He was named the President of the company in 2014. He shared that he hoped to expand the company to fund 1,000 new companies every year.
In March 2014, it was announced that Altman had transitioned from President to a less-busy role as Chairman of the Board so he can focus properly on OpenAI. He finally exited the company in the first quarter of 2o20.
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