2008 photo of Sam Altman at an Apple event resurfaces, compared to the Thanos teaser
menhguin · x · 2026-10-09
A throwback photo of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attending an Apple event back in 2008 has gone viral, with the poster comparing it to "teasing Thanos at the end of the Avengers." The anecdote is being shared as AI-industry lore: the young attendee then is now the man steering the industry's biggest player.
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