New Yorker Casts Doubt on Sam Altman's Integrity
Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz spent 18 months investigating OpenAI's CEO. What they found is hard to dismiss.
Articles Tagged "Sam Altman"
OpenAI Calls for Robot Tax and a Public Wealth Fund
OpenAI published a 13-page policy blueprint proposing robot taxes, a public wealth fund for every American, and government-run 4-day workweek pilots as AI reshapes the economy.
Trump DOJ Files Ninth Circuit Appeal in Anthropic Case
The Justice Department is asking the Ninth Circuit to reverse the order that blocked the Pentagon's supply chain risk label on Anthropic and paused Trump's federal ban on Claude.
OpenAI Cracks at the Top as $852B IPO Looms
Three OpenAI executives shift roles simultaneously days after closing a $122 billion round, raising questions about leadership continuity before an expected 2026 IPO.
OpenAI Buys TBPN in Its First Media Acquisition
OpenAI pays low hundreds of millions for TBPN, an 11-person tech talk show with 70,000 daily viewers - placing it under the company's chief political operative ahead of its IPO.
OpenAI Seeks 50 GW Fusion Deal - Altman Steps Aside
OpenAI is in advanced talks to buy up to 50 gigawatts of fusion energy from Helion, the startup where Sam Altman holds a personal stake worth an estimated $375 million.
OpenAI Brings AWS Into Its U.S. Government Push
OpenAI and AWS are jointly selling AI to U.S. government agencies for both classified and unclassified work, expanding beyond the Pentagon deal OpenAI signed in February.
Altman Pitches AI as Metered Utility Like Electricity
At BlackRock's Infrastructure Summit, Sam Altman laid out OpenAI's vision of selling AI compute by the token like a metered utility, backed by a $110 billion war chest and the Stargate buildout.
Anthropic and Pentagon Resume Talks After Week-Long Standoff
Dario Amodei tells a Morgan Stanley audience he is trying to 'deescalate' the Pentagon dispute, as the FT reports both sides are back at the table with under-secretary Emil Michael.
OpenAI Staff Revolt Over Pentagon Deal as Users Flee
OpenAI employees are fuming about the company's Pentagon contract, ChatGPT uninstalls surged 295%, and 1-star reviews spiked 775% - while Claude downloads soared and hit #1 on the App Store.
OpenAI Targets NATO Networks After Pentagon Deal
Days after securing a Pentagon classified network deal, OpenAI is exploring a contract to deploy AI on NATO's unclassified systems - a 32-nation alliance spanning North America and Europe.
Altman Calls Pentagon Deal 'Sloppy' After 1.5M Boycott
OpenAI's CEO admits the Pentagon deal was rushed and amends it with new surveillance protections - but legal experts say the fixes don't close the real loopholes.
