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81 articles accelerating

Altman has appeared in 81 articles since 2018-10. Coverage peaked in 2023Q4 with 25 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Sam Altman, OpenAI, Sam, Elon Musk.

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Acceleration
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Coverage Timeline

2026-06-06
Wall Street Journal 4 related

Sources: US officials discussed the US taking stakes in major AI companies after Sam Altman pitched the idea in 2025; Altman met Bernie Sanders on Wednesday

just surprise).@jimstewartson:They're trying to guarantee their own survival by giving Trump motivation to bail them out when they need hundreds of billions of dollars. This is some East India Trading...

2026-05-12
Bloomberg 34 related

Musk v. Altman: Altman testified that in 2017 Musk demanded complete control of a proposed OpenAI for-profit arm, musing that he would pass it to his children

OpenAI's Sam Altman testified that he was “extremely uncomfortable” with Elon Musk's insistence that he have complete control …

2026-05-06
Bloomberg 21 related

Musk v. Altman: Greg Brockman testified about tense negotiations with Musk in 2017, saying “he knows rockets, he knows electric cars” but “does not know AI”

OpenAI President Greg Brockman testified that Elon Musk called a ChatGPT predecessor “stupid,” …

2026-05-05
Bloomberg 27 related

Musk v. Altman: Greg Brockman testified about tense negotiations with Musk in 2017, saying “he knows rockets, he knows electric cars” but “does not know AI”

OpenAI President Greg Brockman testified that Elon Musk called a ChatGPT predecessor “stupid,” …

2026-04-11
CNBC 9 related

Sources: a week before Mythos release, JD Vance and Scott Bessent questioned Amodei, Altman, and others about AI model security and responding to cyber attacks

Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week questioned leading tech CEOs about the security …

2026-04-10
CNBC 3 related

Sources: a week before Mythos release, JD Vance and Scott Bessent questioned Amodei, Altman, and others about AI model security and responding to cyber attacks

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2025-11-16
TechCrunch 12 related

OpenAI says ChatGPT will now avoid em dashes if users tell it to; em dashes have become telltale signs that supposedly signals text written by AI

Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT finally following em dash formatting rules The Economic Times : OpenAI fixes ChatGPT's em dash problem; ‘small-but-happy-win’ says Sam Altman Kahekashan / The Hans India ...

2025-11-07
Bloomberg 23 related

Sam Altman says OpenAI doesn't want government guarantees for data centers and expects to fund investments with revenues hitting “hundreds of billions by 2030”

company continues to lobby for financial support from the industry Victor Tangermann / Futurism : Trump Admin Says It's Not Bailing Out the AI Industry Regardless of How Hard It Crashes Arsheeya Bajwa...

2025-11-03
Business Insider 13 related

After Elon Musk said on X that Sam Altman “stole a nonprofit”, Altman replied he turned what Musk “left for dead into what should be the largest nonprofit ever”

this time over a tesla refund 😬 r/ChatGPT : Sam and Elon beefing again. Elon started it. r/EnoughMuskSpam : Sam Altman digs up some old email. r/OpenAI : the billionaires' feud continues.. but sam is ...

2025-10-21
CNBC 22 related

OpenAI says it will work with SAG-AFTRA, CAA, UTA, and others to crack down on Sora 2 deepfakes, following concerns from actor Bryan Cranston and SAG-AFTRA

here's everything you need to know The Indian Express : OpenAI strengthens guardrails in Sora 2 after actor Bryan Cranston expresses concerns over deepfakes Sian Cain / The Guardian : Bryan Cranston t...

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Altman has appeared in 546 Techmeme articles since March 2015, making it one of the most-covered entities in the archive. The biggest stories include Satya Nadella says Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI staff will join Microsoft's new... and Source: OpenAI's board had agreed to resign and let Sam Altman and Greg Brockman return,.... Frequently covered alongside Sam Altman, OpenAI, Elon Musk, Microsoft, and Greg Brockman. Coverage has shifted toward research, consumer themes and away from competition.

Key Moments

2024Q2enterprise +10pts; consumer +17pts; funding +14pts
2024Q3safety +6pts; consumer -23pts; funding -14pts
2024Q4enterprise -11pts; safety -17pts; developer +6pts

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