Sam Altman’s sister files lawsuit against him for sexual abuse, Open AI CEO links it to her ‘mental health’

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s sister, Annie Altman, has filed a lawsuit against her brother that alleges he sexually abused her.

Previously, Annie, 30, has gone public with allegations against her brothers Sam, 39, and Jack Altman, 34. She has accused them of abusing her sexually and physically, getting her shadowbanned on the internet, and hacking her wifi and internet accounts.

In a statement shared on X on Tuesday (January 7), Sam was joined by brothers Jack and Max Altman and their mother Connie Gibstine in a joint statement that rejected the allegations in Annie’s lawsuit and said they have been doing everything possible to support her through her struggles with mental health, but she has continued to ask for more money and level false allegations against them.

So far, they had not responded to her conduct but have not been forced to go public in light of the lawsuit, said the statement.

Listing what they had done for Annie, the statement read: “Over the years, we’ve tried in many ways to support Annie and help her find stability, following professional advice on how to be supportive without enabling harmful behaviors. To give a sense of our efforts, we have given her monthly financial support, directly paid her bills, covered her rent, helped her find employment opportunities, attempted to get her medical help, and have offered to buy her a house through a trust (so that she would have a secure place to live, but not be able to sell it immediately). Via our late father’s estate, Annie receives monthly financial support, which we expect to continue for the rest of her life.”

Despite such support, the brothers and their mother said Annie continues to demand more money. They said that her claims have continued to evolve over time.

The statement read, “Despite this, Annie continues to demand more money from us. In this vein, Annie has made deeply hurtful and entirely untrue claims about our family, and especially Sam. We’ve chosen not to respond publicly, out of respect for her privacy and our own. However, she has now taken legal action against Sam, and we feel we have no choice but to address this.

“Over the years, she has accused members of our family of improperly withholding our father’s 401k funds, hacking her wifi, and “shadowbanning” her from various websites including ChatGPT, Twitter, and more. The worst allegation she has made is that she was sexually abused by Sam as a child (she has also claimed instances of sexual abuse from others). Her claims have evolved drastically over time. Newly for this lawsuit, they now include allegations of incidents where Sam was over 18.”

The statement said the brothers and their mother seek understanding and compassion from people as they “continue to support Annie in the best way we can” in the hope she “finds the stability and peace” that she has been seeking.