Sam Altman, AI and Trump

Elon Musk and Sam Altman cofounded OpenAI, but now they're locked in a legal battle. Here's the history of their working relationship and feud.
Elon Musk asked a judge to block OpenAI's attempt to transition from nonprofit to for-profit. It's not the first time he's feuded with CEO Sam Altman.
Sam Altman-Elon Musk Feud Timeline: AI Billionaires Bark Over Trump-Endorsed Stargate AI Project
Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.
Sam Altman has ‘changed his perspective’ on Trump and wishes he hadn’t been a ‘non-playable character’ during previous term
Sam Altman's comments came amid a flurry of online exchanges between himself, Musk, and Microsoft over the $500 billion Stargate Project announced by Trump.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman take to social media to fight over Stargate
Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the infrastructure project to build data centers for OpenAI in the U.S.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Says He ‘Changed His Perspective’ On Trump—After Musk Bashes ‘Stargate’ Deal
Though Altman said he likely wouldn’t agree with Trump on “everything,” the OpenAI CEO said he believes “he will be incredible for the country in many ways.”
Trump AI project reignites feud between Musk, Sam Altman
Tensions between technology leaders Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were on full display this week after the Tesla CEO slammed the new artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure project,
Sam Altman Says He's Changed His Mind on Donald Trump
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has announced a shift in his previously critical perspective on President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted OpenAI and the White House for comment via email. Altman's announcement came one day after Trump named OpenAI,
Sam Altman Doesn’t Actually Need Trump
At a press conference capping his first full day back in the White House, Donald Trump stood beside three of the most influential executives in the world—Sam Altman of OpenAI, Larry Ellison of Oracle,
Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project
Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by ...
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 ...
Sam Altman tells AI fans to lower their expectations as rumors swirl OpenAI is on the brink of superintelligence
Sam Altman has told OpenAI fans to lower their expectations after rumors the company had achieved AGI went viral on X.
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Why Sam Altman Joined Forces With Larry Ellison and Took a Step Back From Microsoft
As 2024 was drawing to a close, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman faced two major problems. He wasn’t getting enough server capacity from Microsoft, his company’s biggest backer, to stay ahead of rivals ...
Trump had phone call with OpenAI's Sam Altman last week about AI infrastructure
President Donald Trump spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by phone Friday, ahead of the AI infrastructure announcement, CNBC ...
OpenAI launches Operator, an AI agent that performs tasks autonomously
OpenAI announced that it is launching a research preview of Operator, an AI agent that can take control of a browser and perform tasks.
Sam Altman-backed Retro Biosciences to raise $1bn for longevity mission
Retro Biosciences is raising a $1bn round to fund the artificial intelligence-powered biotech’s mission to increase human lifespan by a decade, starting by getting its first drug into trials this year ...