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Judge dismisses Sam Altman’s sister’s sexual abuse lawsuit

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On Tuesday, US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year alleging that her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, had sexually abused her throughout her childhood.

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