OpenAI, Trump and Sam Altman

OpenAI's Altman responds to Dem letter demanding he explain Trump donation
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed Friday that Democratic senators had sent him a letter alleging "he has a clear and direct interest in obtaining favors" from Donald Trump and is using his donations "to cozy up" to the incoming administration to avoid regulatory scrutiny.
Democratic lawmakers pen letter accusing Meta, OpenAI, Google and more of trying to 'buy favor' with Trump
Meta, Apple, Google and other tech companies have been named in a letter penned by Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of cozying up to President-elect Trump.
Sam Altman posts letter from senators concerned about OpenAI efforts to ‘cozy up' to Trump
On his X account, Sam Altman posted a letter signed by Democratic senators concerned about the ways tech companies appear to be bending to Trump’s wishes.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Shares ‘Funny’ Letter From Democratic Senators Questioning His Donation To Trump Inaugural Fund
The lawmakers suggested the companies used contributions to “cozy up” to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to avoid regulatory scrutiny.
OpenAI’s Future Under Sam Altman — And Donald Trump
Today on the Big Take: Josh Tyrangiel unpacks his wide-ranging interview with Sam Altman about OpenAI’s future. After CEO Sam Altman was dramatically fired and rehired in November 2023, he got right back to work building up OpenAI, best known for ChatGPT.
Sam Altman's OpenAI backing initiative headed by several anti-Trump staff pushing liberal causes
Sam Altman's OpenAI is backing a new AI initiative from a group where John Kerry was a founding member that has voiced support for liberal causes in the past.
Sam Altman says he ‘stalked’ his OpenAI cofounder to convince him to join the company
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he "stalked” Ilya Sutskever to convince him to join in his quest to build an artificial general intelligence, which many others were hesitant to do at the time. Sam Altman,
Sam Altman claps back at Senate inquiry into Trump inaugural fund donation
OpenAI CEO and co-founder OpenAI clapped back at two Democratic senators’ inquiry into his $1 million personal donation to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund, quipping on Friday he was not subject to the same scrutiny for his past donations to Democrats.

Donald Trump, CEOs and Big Tech

OpenAI Courts Trump With Vision for ‘A.I. in America’
The maker of ChatGPT hopes to spur investment from the Middle East and avoid strict regulations on the development of new ...
OpenAI finalizes 'o3 mini' reasoning AI model version, to launch it soon
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has finalized a version of its new reasoning AI model o3 mini and would be launching it in a couple of ...
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OpenAI wooed Democrats with calls for AI regulation. Now it must charm Trump.
The campaign tries to recast OpenAI, the leading representative of the AI boom during the Biden administration, in a more populist light ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. OpenAI became a ...
As Biden warns of an 'oligarchy,' Trump will be flanked by tech billionaires at his inauguration
The super-rich have long played a role in U.S. politics but have an unusually prominent spot in incoming President Donald ...
OpenAI lays out AI policy recommendations for Trump administration
CNBC's Kate Rooney reports on news regarding OpenAI.
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OpenAI: America must act now to win the AI race
OpenAI VP of Global Affairs Chris Lehane explains how the U.S. can maximize the benefits of A.I. to drive economic growth on ...