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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says his industry is already like something out of a work of fiction.”Evidence of AI’s economic value, importance to national security and acceleration of scientific discovery is becoming clear,” Altman wrote in an op-ed published by the Financial Times. “In another year or two, we expect…
Months after Amazon deepened its ties with OpenAI, Amazon MGM Studios has dropped plans to release Luca Guadagnino’s star-studded movie about Sam Altman and the leadership crisis that nearly toppled him.”We believe that ‘Artificial’ will be better served if it were released by a different studio and are working closely…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he’s at “peace” with where the Anthropic-OpenAI rivalry stands even as a cold war brews between two of the world’s largest AI companies.But he did throw some shade Sam Altman’s way.”At the end of the day, why argue with someone when you don’t have the…
Sam Altman said AI budgeting had recently become a “huge issue” for some companies — and it sent AI bubble watchers and doomers into a frenzy.During a Tuesday enterprise event, Altman referenced memes like, “My company spent my entire 2026 budget in Q1.” “That went from, at the beginning of this…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is backing a stealthy physical AI startup run by former Tesla and Meta employees, in the latest sign that investors are rushing into robotics.The startup, called Alfred, is also being funded by Khosla Ventures, SV Angel, Chapter One, and others, according to internal documents reviewed by…
Sam Altman is challenging the idea that AI adoption is translating neatly into job cuts.He made the argument during a Monday interview on CNBC before celebrating the official groundbreaking for a massive, 1 gigawatt data center 50 miles southwest of Detroit.”The companies that I know that have adopted AI the…
Before some startup founders raise their Series A, they’ll be raising AI tokens. Loading audio narration… OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a new offer for Y Combinator’s current batch of founders: fork over some equity, and OpenAI will offer up $2 million in API tokens. YC general partner Tyler Bosmeny…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified Tuesday that Elon Musk wanted “total control” of the ChatGPT maker — even suggesting that the AI startup be passed on to his children after he died. Loading audio narration… Addressing jurors in his high-stakes legal battle with Musk, Altman recalled a “particularly hair-raising moment”…
After two weeks of testimony from witnesses who called Sam Altman a liar and a cheat, jurors in Elon Musk’s blockbuster trial against the OpenAI CEO got to hear his side of the story. Loading audio narration… Altman took the witness stand in an Oakland, California, federal courthouse on Tuesday…
How many board directors does it take to fire OpenAI’s Sam Altman? More than was required in 2023, Elon Musk’s expert witness writes in new court documents. Loading audio narration… During OpenAI’s 2025 for-profit transition, it changed its governance structure to make it harder to fire the CEO, according to…
