CEO and Founder

Hanson Robotics

CEO

OpenAI

American entrepreneur Sam Altman is the former president of Y Combinator and now CEO of research and development company , OpenAI . During the COVID-19 pandemic , Altman was keen to aid the global fight against the virus so helped fund and create Project Covalence , which aimed to help researchers rapidly launch clinical trials in partnership with TrialSpark , a clinical trial startup . The CEO is also an investor in many successful companies across different industries , including Airbnb , Stripe and Reddit .

David Hanson is a developer of human-like robots known for his pioneering robotic technology . His drive in the robotics industry is underpinned by a lifelong quest to create true living , caring machines . To achieve his goals , Hanson integrates figurative arts with cognitive science and robotics engineering , inventing novel skin materials , facial expression mechanisms , and collaborative developments in AI within humanoid artworks through Hanson Robotics . His most famous creation is Sophia the robot , which can engage people in naturalistic face-to-face conversations .