Before Mulherin, Altman was in a nine-year relationship with Nick Sivo, with whom he co-founded the startup Loopt. The couple broke up in 2004 after selling the company in 2012. Both Altman and Mulherin did not respond to requests for comment from Insider.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his boyfriend, Oliver Mulherin, are planning to have children soon. They live together in San Francisco and also have a house in Napa, California.
- Mulherin, an Australian programmer, has worked on AI projects in the past and accompanied Altman to a White House dinner in honor of India's prime minister.
- Before Mulherin, Altman was in a relationship with Nick Sivo, his co-founder at their startup Loopt, for nine years.
- Altman and Sivo sold Loopt in 2012 and broke up in 2004. Altman has not responded to requests for comment on the story.