Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks to the media as he arrives at the Sun Valley Lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Sam Altman was startled after coming face-to-face with his hero.
  • OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he let his nerves get the better of him when he met Steve Jobs. 
  • In a resurfaced interview clip, Altman called Jobs his "childhood idol."
  • The OpenAI CEO has more recently been compared to tech titans like Jobs. 

Sam Altman once became deeply starstruck after meeting his idol, Steve Jobs.