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Sam Altman doesn't want his son to grow up with an AI best friend
The OpenAI CEO was asked Thursday while giving Senate testimony whether he'd want his child to form a best-friend bond with ...
Sam Altman urges lawmakers against regulations that could ‘slow down’ U.S. in AI race against China
In the OpenAI CEO's first congressional hearing in two years, Altman faced few hostile questions or pushback, as lawmakers' ...
Three things we learned about Sam Altman by scoping his kitchen
Sam Altman is the guest for this weekend’s Lunch with the FT. Over pasta-infused garlic in his Napa Valley farmhouse, the OpenAI CEO discusses AI’s fearsome capabilities. We were particularly taken by ...
OpenAI's Sam Altman thanks Sen John Fetterman for 'normalizing hoodies'
Sen. John Fetterman told a nuclear story to Microsoft executive Brad Smith and got praise from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for his ...
Why OpenAI Just Tapped Instacart’s CEO to Take Over Some of Sam Altman’s Duties
Fidji Simo will be OpenAI’s new CEO of applications. Here’s how the company is restructuring. Late at night on May 7, OpenAI ...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and other US tech leaders testify to Congress on AI competition with China
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and executives from Microsoft and chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices testified on Capitol Hill about the ...
Sam Altman wants industry to lead the future
Altman returned to Capitol Hill with a new banner: leading the “Intelligence Age”. He flew into the hearing from Abilene, ...
Grok picked Musk over Altman to save humanity. We asked the other AIs to weigh in.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman asked Grok on Friday if he or Elon Musk should advance AI. We asked 6 other popular chatbots to chime ...