OpenAI’s Sam Altman Pledges To Donate Most Of His Wealth

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman will donate a majority of his wealth to charitable causes, The Giving Pledge announced on Tuesday. With this, Altman has now joined a growing list of billionaires who have committed substantial portions of their wealth towards philanthropic endeavours.

Founded in 2010 by Warren Buffett and former couple Bill Gates and Melinda Gates, the charity encourages the world's wealthiest people to donate their wealth to philanthropic causes to tackle urgent problems.

Altman and his partner Oliver Mulherin are the latest to sign it, The Associated Press reported.

In their letter, which was released on Tuesday, the duo stated, "We would not be making this pledge if it weren't for the hard work, brilliance, generosity, and dedication to improving the world of many people that built the scaffolding of society that let us get here. There is nothing we can do except feel immense gratitude and commit to pay it forward and do what we can to build the scaffolding up a little higher."