Judge dismisses sexual assault lawsuit brought by Sam Altman's sister

U.S. District Judge Zachary Bluestone on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year alleging her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, sexually assaulted her during her childhood. The judge noted that over the past year Ann failed to attend a required independent medical examination and missed other deadlines, despite being warned the case could be dismissed. The judge granted Sam Altman's motion to dismiss with prejudice, meaning the case cannot be refiled in the same court, while denying his request that the other side pay attorney fees. One of Ann's prior attorneys withdrew this month, saying she was no longer authorized to comment but still believed Ann. The ruling is a procedural outcome in a private lawsuit and does not involve OpenAI's products, models, APIs, or business policy changes, so it has no direct impact on the technical work of developers and companies using OpenAI services.