OpenAI falling apart? Legendary investor George Noble reveals why he thinks Sam Altman is in serious trouble and has an advice for AI startup founders
Published on: Jan. 22, 2026, 10:02 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
Is OpenAI is falling apart in real time? Veteran investor George Noble in a post on X said that OpenAI is chaos dressed up in a $500 billion valuation. Noble pointed out that the 'Code Red' the AI giant had declared back in December 2025 to catch up with Google's Gemini—that was overtaking ChatGPT—was a major red flag. He also revealed the reason why he think Sam Altman is in deep trouble and suggested AI startup founders to focus on other areas of the market.
