At a White House dinner, tech CEOs thanked Trump for promoting chip and AI investments, while Trump promised an easy energy permitting process for data centers
Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Sam Altman salute president's leadership on innovation as industry seeks his favor
Senate hearing: Sam Altman says that requiring government approval to release AI would be “disastrous” for the US' lead in AI, a reversal from his 2023 comments
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Brazil's data protection authority ruled that Tools for Humanity, co-founded by Sam Altman, must stop offering compensation for iris scans in the country
How the UK came to play a key role in global AI regulation, after Sam Altman played a deepfake of Rishi Sunak's voice on a February 2023 call with the then PM
LONDON — In February 2023 Sam Altman dialed into a video call with Britain's then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Sources: Sam Altman is working to get US approval for his chip project, as involving the UAE and others risks raising national security and antitrust concerns
- Middle East investors, factories may prompt security concerns — Potential new company could trigger antitrust review
The EU begins investigating whether Microsoft's OpenAI investment should be vetted under its rules, and asks for feedback on generative AI and virtual worlds
- EU watchdog follows UK regulator in weighing a probe — Move comes after furore over firing and rehiring of Sam Altman
The UK CMA is considering an antitrust investigation into Microsoft and OpenAI's partnership, and is taking comments until January 3 before making a decision
Update Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : UK CMA and US FTC Are Investigating Microsoft's Partnership with OpenAI (UPDATED) Devesh Beri / MSPoweruser : Microsoft's investment in OpenAI faces antitrust scrutin...
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton says he and Mark Zuckerberg are “aligned” on the EU's regulation of AI; Sam Altman says he also agrees with the EU's approach
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EU Commissioner Thierry Breton says he and Mark Zuckerberg are “aligned” on the EU's regulation of AI; Sam Altman says he also agrees with the EU's approach
Technology company executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman expressed support for government oversight of artificial intelligence …
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton starts a two-day California trip to push DSA in meetings with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, and others
Thierry Breton flies to US to warn Twitter's Elon Musk and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to fall in line with EU law.