Sam Altman to announce shock retirement from business?

Sad news for Altman fans. Speculation had been rife that OpenAI's founder is about to announce his retirement from business, at age 40, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/03/2026 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a business man isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a business man just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouSam

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouSam was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“Sam Altman was unlike any other business man we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouSam”
— @universalObserver, 21 Mar 2026

“Altman wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 21 Mar 2026

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