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The sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman filed a lawsuit this week accusing her brother of repeatedly sexually abusing her when she was a minor. Ann Altman, now 31, filed the suit in Missouri, saying the abuse started when she was 3 years old.

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Sam Altman shot to fame in recent years as OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform became one of the world’s most-used websites. Under Altman’s leadership, OpenAI reached a funding deal valuing the company at over $150 billion.

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Ann Altman has made similar claims and accusations on social media for years.

Her lawsuit states she experienced PTSD and severe mental health issues from the alleged abuse.

The BBC reported on a court filing from the lawsuit, in which Ann Altman claimed “her brother ‘groomed and manipulated’ her and performed sex acts on her over several years, including ‘rape, sexual assault, molestation, sodomy, and battery.’”

Sam Altman posted a statement to X on behalf of himself, his mother and two younger brothers, saying, “Annie continues to demand more money from us. In this vein, Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue statements about our family, and especially Sam.”

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LAUREN TAYLOR: The sister of OpenAI head Sam Altman filed a lawsuit this week accusing her brother of repeatedly sexually abusing her when she was a minor.

Ann Altman, now age 31, filed a suit in a Missouri federal court saying the abuse started when she was three years old.

Altman shot to fame in recent years as OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform is now one of the most used websites in the world. Under Altman’s leadership, the company reached a funding deal valuing the company at over $150 billion.

Ann Altman made similar claims on social media for years alleging her brother assaulted her.

Her lawsuit states she experienced PTSD and severe mental health issues from the alleged abuse.

The BBC reported it saw a court filing from the lawsuit, in which she claimed “her brother ‘groomed and manipulated’ her and performed sex acts on her over several years, including ‘rape, sexual assault, molestation, sodomy, and battery.”

Sam Altman posted a statement from him, his mother and two younger brothers to X. In it, he said “Annie continues to demand more money from us. In this vein, Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue statements about our family, and especially Sam.”

For Straight Arrow News, I’m Lauren Taylor.

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