"Altman and his husband, Australian software engineer Oliver Mulherin, welcomed a son in February 2025. A year into parenthood, he says the experience is "significantly underhyped." "It has been my favorite thing ever in life by far," Altman told . "And I don't think I have anything deep or non-cliche to say about it, other than I thought it was going to be great and it's much better than I thought it was.""
""Now it has all fallen to crap," he says. "I've just accepted that life is going to be chaotic for a few years." Altman has always been very vocal about prioritizing family and friends, saying neglecting loved ones to be more productive is "a very stupid tradeoff." Parenthood has only sharpened that sensibility in him. "The baseline that something has to beat for me to be willing to spend time on it is so huge now that most other things fell away," he said."
Sam Altman, 40, has slowed weekends to focus on family while scaling OpenAI. He and his husband, Australian software engineer Oliver Mulherin, welcomed a son in February 2025 and describe parenthood as significantly underhyped and deeply rewarding. Fatherhood has upended Altman's previously disciplined routine, reducing time for weightlifting, meditation, sleep, exercise, and nutrition, and prompting acceptance of chaotic years ahead. Altman emphasizes prioritizing family and friends over productivity, calling neglect of loved ones a very stupid tradeoff. He owns a $15.7 million Napa ranch for offline weekend retreats and lives in a $27 million San Francisco home, where fame complicates parenting.
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