Sam Altman Says He's Changed His Mind on Trump
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggested Elon Musk cares more about his businesses than he does the country, shortly after he referred to Musk as "the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time."
The world's richest man went on a social media tirade against the Open AI chief executive for his former stance on Donald Trump.
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 developing artificial intelligence.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Stargate, a $500 billion AI infrastructure project that's expected to provide 100,000 jobs and boost the American economy, but Elon Musk believes the three companies leading the project don't have the funds.
Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.
Altman took to X to dispute Musk's characterisation on Wednesday, calling it wrong and suggesting Musk was upset because the pact could rival the billionaire's own AI efforts
Masayoshi Son of SoftBank, Sam Altman of OpenAI and Larry Ellison of Oracle joined Trump for the $500 billion announcement.
The Stargate announcement prompted immediate skepticism over whether it would come to fruition, or represented new spending by the companies.
Elon Musk has sparked controversy by questioning the financial backing of Project Stargate, a massive $500 billion AI infrastructure initiative announced by President Donald Trump. The project, a collaboration between OpenAI,
Donald Trump says his big new AI initiative is a victory for America. Guess who the real winner is.
Trump was joined by SoftBank Group Corp.’s Masayoshi Son, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Oracle Corp.’s Larry Ellison at the White House to announce the venture, dubbed Stargate, which they said would deploy $100 billion immediately with the goal of eventually spending $500 billion for the construction of data centers and physical campuses.