Tucker Carlson Presses Sam Altman on Death of OpenAI Employee, Mother‘s Murder Allegation
NEW YORK – During a tense interview, Tucker Carlson directly questioned Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, about the death of an employee and a claim by the employee’s mother that Altman ordered the killing. The exchange, which occurred on Carlson’s show *X*, centered around the circumstances surrounding the death and the mother’s accusation.
The employee was found dead with blood in multiple rooms, exhibiting signs of a struggle, Carlson stated. He noted the surveillance camera wires had been cut, the employee had recently returned from a vacation on Catalina Island, and there was no indication of suicidal ideation – no note or reported behavioral changes, and a recent phone call with a family member. “So that’s unfeasible. Seems really obvious he was murdered,” Carlson said. He then pressed Altman, ”Um, and his mother claims he was murdered on your orders.”
Altman responded by asking, “Do you believe that?” Carlson clarified he was “asking” and acknowledged the seriousness of the situation, stating, “I think that it is, um, worth looking into. And I don’t… I meen, if a guy comes out and accuses your company of committing crimes, I have no idea if that’s true or not, of course. um, and then he is found killed, and there are signs of a struggle. I… I don’t think it’s worth dismissing it…I don’t think we shoudl say, well, he killed himself when there’s no evidence that the guy was depressed at all.”
Altman stated he had not spoken to authorities about the death and claimed he offered to speak with the employee’s mother, but she declined. carlson then questioned whether the situation fueled public anxieties about openai, asking if Altman felt the accusations reflected broader ”worries they have about what’s happening here?” Altman responded he hadn’t experienced manny interviews where he’d been directly accused of such acts, and Carlson reiterated he was simply relaying the mother’s claim.
