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In an overheard anecdote, Sam Altman sends a LEGO Star Wars set and OpenAI merchandise to pseudonymous commentator Lisan al Gaib

The gift followed a playful request by LisanBench's creator.

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I’m sharing this simply because it was a fun moment I wanted to post about, not because of any deal, obligation, or strings attached. OpenAI/Sam sent this to me personally, as a private gift

6:48 AM · May 26, 2026 View on X

I like to think that he sent an X-Wing, because the rebels used it to blow up the death star

Lisan al GaibLisan al Gaib@scaling01

Sam actually sent me an X-Wing and some extra goodies :) thank you a thousand times

1:48 PM · May 26, 2026 · 96.7K Views
1:55 PM · May 26, 2026 · 3.6K Views

(and I myself am of course a rebel and played some role in the first ChatGPT plus rebellion that ultimately lead to the downfall of the insane GPT-5 limits)

Lisan al GaibLisan al Gaib@scaling01

I like to think that he sent an X-Wing, because the rebels used it to blow up the death star

1:55 PM · May 26, 2026 · 3.6K Views
2:13 PM · May 26, 2026 · 1.5K Views

@scaling01 Very nice

Lisan al GaibLisan al Gaib@scaling01

Sam actually sent me an X-Wing and some extra goodies :) thank you a thousand times

1:48 PM · May 26, 2026 · 96.7K Views
3:40 PM · May 26, 2026 · 93 Views
In an overheard anecdote, Sam Altman sends a LEGO Star Wars set and OpenAI merchandise to pseudonymous commentator Lisan al Gaib · Digg