Ai Weiwei vs Sam Altman
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Compare the life timelines of Ai Weiwei (1957–present) and Sam Altman (1985–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1985 to 2026.
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Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified
Sam Altman (1985–present)
- — Born in Chicago, Illinois Verified
- — Studied computer science at Stanford University Verified
- — Co-founded Loopt Verified
- — Loopt acquired by Green Dot Corporation Verified
- — Became president of Y Combinator Verified
- — Co-founded OpenAI Verified
- — Became chief executive of OpenAI Verified
- — OpenAI released ChatGPT Verified
- — Removed as OpenAI chief executive and reinstated Verified
- — Married Oliver Mulherin Verified