Trump, OpenAI and Sam Altman

Democratic lawmakers pen letter accusing Meta, OpenAI, Google and more of trying to 'buy favor' with Trump
Meta, Apple, Google and other tech companies have been named in a letter penned by Democratic lawmakers, accusing them of cozying up to President-elect Trump.
OpenAI's Sam Altman cozies up to Trump by posting Democrats' letter worrying he's cozying up to Trump
In fact, he cozied up to Trump by trolling Democrats who sent a letter over concerns that Altman was...cozying up to Trump. Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Michael Bennet se
OpenAI's Altman responds to Dem letter demanding he explain Trump donation
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed Friday that Democratic senators had sent him a letter alleging "he has a clear and direct interest in obtaining favors" from Donald Trump and is using his donations "to cozy up" to the incoming administration to avoid regulatory scrutiny.
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Shares ‘Funny’ Letter From Democratic Senators Questioning His Donation To Trump Inaugural Fund
The lawmakers suggested the companies used contributions to “cozy up” to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration to avoid regulatory scrutiny.
Sam Altman posts letter from senators concerned about OpenAI efforts to ‘cozy up' to Trump
On his X account, Sam Altman posted a letter signed by Democratic senators concerned about the ways tech companies appear to be bending to Trump’s wishes.

AI, FTC and Microsoft

5 reasons why Google will dominate the AI arms race with solutions like Gemini and NotebookLM
Even so, Google's AI is ubiquitous, extending beyond the web into the best Android smartphones. Functionally, OpenAI and ...
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ChatGPT moves in on Google again as 'Scheduled Tasks' enters beta
OpenAI's ChatGPT is rolling out a beta for a new feature dubbed "Scheduled Tasks." These Tasks let users tell the AI what ...
Business Tech News: OpenAI Is Now Building Robots
OpenAI gets back to building robots, the 10 best laptops from CES, a tech expert predicts the future of online advertisting ...
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OpenAI o3 vs. Google Gemini 2.0: Which Model Is Closer to Artificial General Intelligence?
Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via OpenAI’s o3 focuses on high-level reasoning, using a “private chain of thought” to solve problems.
OpenAI is trying to extend human life, with help from a longevity startup
OpenAI says it trained a new AI model called GPT-4b micro with Retro Biosciences, a longevity science startup trying to ...
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OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science
OpenAI’s new model, called GPT-4b micro, was trained to suggest ways to re-engineer the protein factors to increase their function. According to OpenAI, researchers used the model’s suggestions to ...
Inside Meta’s race to beat OpenAI: ‘We need to learn how to build frontier and win this race’
A trove of newly released documents reveals Meta’s plans to use book piracy site LibGen to train its AI models.
OpenAI’s Ex-CTO Raids Rivals for Top Team at Her Startup
Mira Murati’s still unnamed AI startup's goal remains a mystery, but she clearly has a plan—starting with gathering a pool of industry experts.
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FTC flags Microsoft-OpenAI deal over potential AI market dominance
The FTC report revealed that at least one of the big tech companies accessed "confidential and potentially sensitive ...
Lawmakers press Meta, Apple, Google, and others on massive Trump donations
In letters to Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Uber, the lawmakers express concerns about the companies ...
Meta execs obsessed over beating OpenAI’s GPT-4 internally, court filings reveal
Executives and researchers leading Meta's AI efforts obsessed over beating OpenAI's GPT-4 model while developing Llama 3, ...