Google falsely said Sam Altman was dead — and suggested vandalized public sources could be to blame

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images Sam Altman is alive, despite a temporary Google search result claiming he died on Wednesday. Google acknowledged the false result and suggested vandalism on public sources could be to blame. The Wikipedia page for Sam Altman was edited on Wednesday to falsely say he had been assassinated. Sam Altman is not dead, contrary to what a Google result earlier today may have told you. Early Wednesday, users on X and Reddit pointed out that the…