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Sam Altman

The latest news on Sam Altman, American entrepreneur, investor and CEO of OpenAI, including celebrity news and updates.

Born

22 Apr 1985

Industry

Technology, Business

Job Title

CEO of OpenAI

Anthropic is among the leading US artificial intelligence developers that have agreed to discuss early access to its most advanced models with the Trump administration. Photo: Reuters

US-China trade war

US tech giants invited to discuss AI security tests at White House

Meta, Anthropic among companies to review voluntary framework on Tuesday as US government seeks early access to most advanced AI models.

4 Aug 2026 - 7:24AMvideocam

US-China relations

Could Silicon Valley’s lobbying create ‘mutual suspicion’ between US and China?

3 Aug 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Potential US ban on Chinese AI models could cost businesses US$12 billion a year

3 Aug 2026 - 11:00AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI blinks in face-off with Chinese rivals, making big price cuts

Dramatic move makes GPT-5.6 Luna the ‘most attractive’ in intelligence-per-dollar rankings, above Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.2 and MiniMax’s M3.

31 Jul 2026 - 7:00PM

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman arrives for a meeting at the White House in Washington on July 30. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

Global quest: China’s Moonshot AI seeks ambassadors to expand Kimi’s influence

Start-up is recruiting entrepreneurs, developers, creators and students who use Kimi to share their experiences with broader communities.

29 Jul 2026 - 5:30PM

US-China trade war

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

29 Jul 2026 - 5:42AMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

28 Jul 2026 - 3:17PM

Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks at an AI conference in San Francisco last year. Amodei is urging Washington to tighten chip export bans and clamp down on Chinese "distillation". Photo: Getty Images

US-China trade war

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

25 Jul 2026 - 12:20PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats up

American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers.

15 Jul 2026 - 8:30PM

Canada

Canadian province prepares lawsuit against OpenAI after school mass shooting

Action being taken against OpenAI for its failure to alert authorities to violent prompts on ChatGPT before the shooting.

8 Jul 2026 - 3:00PM

Jesse Van Rootselaar killed eight people at her home and a school in the tiny mining town of Tumbler Ridge. Photo: RCMP via Reuters

United States

US eases ban on AI model Mythos feared to aid cyberattacks

Washington has given Anthropic the nod to supply some ‘trusted’ US firms, a fortnight after blocking the software over safety.

27 Jun 2026 - 10:50AM

Jensen Huang

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says society needs ‘new social norms’ in the age of AI

He compared such changes to how children had to stop playing in the streets after cars were invented.

17 Jun 2026 - 5:07AMvideocam

United States

US judge dismisses Musk’s xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI

A San Francisco judge said xAI failed to show that OpenAI induced former xAI engineer Xuechen Li to steal trade ⁠secrets.

16 Jun 2026 - 2:19AM

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

US jury rules against Musk in OpenAI feud, finding lawsuit came too late

Jurors deliberate for less than two hours before tossing Elon Musk’s breach-of-contract claims against OpenAI and its founders.

19 May 2026 - 9:47AM

A jury rejected Elon Musk’s claims that OpenAI under Sam Altman’s leadership betrayed its mission to benefit the public. Photo: AFP

Pope Leo XIV

‘Human dignity’: Pope Leo, Anthropic to launch pontiff’s first AI document

The presence of the firm at the Vatican could mean a new flashpoint with the US, which in February ordered all agencies to stop using it.

18 May 2026 - 10:47PM

Pope Leo greets a child in Pompei, Italy, on May 8 as he meets people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, including the sick and the disabled. Photo: Reuters

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman reveals power struggle for OpenAI

Musk, one of the original co-founders of OpenAI, is seeking US$150 billion in damages from the company and Microsoft, one of its largest investors.

27 Apr 2026 - 9:12PMvideocam

Canada

OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

The killer’s ChatGPT account was banned over concerns about usage linked to violent activity, but police were not alerted.

25 Apr 2026 - 4:53PM

United States

Molotov attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home leads to arrest

‘We should de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics and try to have ‌fewer explosions,’ Altman wrote in response.

11 Apr 2026 - 2:32PM

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at a conference in Seattle in 2024. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

My Take

My Take | A humane Chinese AI versus a dog-eat-dog American AI

From killing jobs to killing people, the vision of artificial intelligence supremacy in the United States is truly terrifying.

15 Mar 2026 - 10:30PM

United States

Anthropic sues Trump administration as row over AI use by military deepens

The Pentagon blacklisted the start-up after it refused to let its technology be used for fully autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.

10 Mar 2026 - 1:13PM

United States

US Treasury to stop using Anthropic AI tech, including Claude platform

Anthropic had previously turned down the Pentagon’s demand that it agree to unconditional military use of its Claude models.

3 Mar 2026 - 2:34AM

US Department of War and Anthropic logos. Illustration: Reuters

India

India’s AI superpower dream: flush with cash, short on capacity

India’s AI ambitions could add half a trillion dollars to its economy or deepen inequality if cannot train up its workforce fast enough.

28 Feb 2026 - 2:00PM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses with global tech leaders at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19. Photo: India’s Press Information Bureau/Reuters

United States

Anthropic vows to sue US after Trump tells government to stop using firm’s AI

The start-up has refused to let its models be used for the mass surveillance of US citizens or deployed in fully autonomous weapons systems.

28 Feb 2026 - 2:16PM

Bank of America

Geopolitics takes back seat to ‘No 1 investor risk’ for creditors: survey

The survey showed that only 10 per cent of credit investors consider AI-driven corporate obsolescence a big concern.

25 Feb 2026 - 4:49PM

India

OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs refuse to hold hands during India AI summit photo op

The incident in New Delhi highlights the frosty relationship between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei.

20 Feb 2026 - 12:16PM

India

India AI summit aims to shift focus from model races to scaled reality

The event offers emerging economies a chance to reframe AI as public infrastructure and work together to put it into public services.

17 Feb 2026 - 7:00PM

Delegates at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Donald Trump

Trump vs BBC: US$10 billion defamation suit headed for 2027 trial

Florida judge sets a February trial date over claims the broadcaster ‘deceptively’ edited the US president’s January 6 speech.

13 Feb 2026 - 8:36AM

Science

Frost in 20 seconds: can this supercooling tech give China an edge in AI race?

Liquid cooling system powered by science could fuel critical infrastructure, offsetting soaring energy consumption and cooling demands.

1 Feb 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

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Sam Altman

US tech giants invited to discuss AI security tests at White House

Meta, Anthropic among companies to review voluntary framework on Tuesday as US government seeks early access to most advanced AI models.

Could Silicon Valley’s lobbying create ‘mutual suspicion’ between US and China?

Potential US ban on Chinese AI models could cost businesses US$12 billion a year

OpenAI blinks in face-off with Chinese rivals, making big price cuts

Dramatic move makes GPT-5.6 Luna the ‘most attractive’ in intelligence-per-dollar rankings, above Zhipu AI’s GLM-5.2 and MiniMax’s M3.

Global quest: China’s Moonshot AI seeks ambassadors to expand Kimi’s influence

Start-up is recruiting entrepreneurs, developers, creators and students who use Kimi to share their experiences with broader communities.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang meets US officials as issues grow over China chip access

Washington visit comes amid investigation into whether restricted processors were used to train Moonshot AI models.

Can Anthropic CEO’s chip ban proposal curb China’s AI advancements?

Dario Amodei wants the US to retain its AI advantage over China, highlighting distillation risks and advocating mandatory model safety tests.

Nvidia, Palantir, Meta warn about ‘premature restrictions’ of open-weight models

Top US tech companies urge policymakers in open letter not to undermine competition and drive more users to Chinese AI systems.

Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats up

American AI pioneer eyes 75 per cent fee cut for flagship software to counter market gains by Claude and low-cost alternatives from Chinese providers.

Canadian province prepares lawsuit against OpenAI after school mass shooting

Action being taken against OpenAI for its failure to alert authorities to violent prompts on ChatGPT before the shooting.

US eases ban on AI model Mythos feared to aid cyberattacks

Washington has given Anthropic the nod to supply some ‘trusted’ US firms, a fortnight after blocking the software over safety.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says society needs ‘new social norms’ in the age of AI

He compared such changes to how children had to stop playing in the streets after cars were invented.

US judge dismisses Musk’s xAI trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI

A San Francisco judge said xAI failed to show that OpenAI induced former xAI engineer Xuechen Li to steal trade ⁠secrets.

US jury rules against Musk in OpenAI feud, finding lawsuit came too late

Jurors deliberate for less than two hours before tossing Elon Musk’s breach-of-contract claims against OpenAI and its founders.

‘Human dignity’: Pope Leo, Anthropic to launch pontiff’s first AI document

The presence of the firm at the Vatican could mean a new flashpoint with the US, which in February ordered all agencies to stop using it.

Elon Musk’s trial against Sam Altman reveals power struggle for OpenAI

Musk, one of the original co-founders of OpenAI, is seeking US$150 billion in damages from the company and Microsoft, one of its largest investors.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman apologises to Canada town for not reporting mass shooter

The killer’s ChatGPT account was banned over concerns about usage linked to violent activity, but police were not alerted.

Molotov attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home leads to arrest

‘We should de-escalate the rhetoric and tactics and try to have ‌fewer explosions,’ Altman wrote in response.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}My Take | A humane Chinese AI versus a dog-eat-dog American AI

From killing jobs to killing people, the vision of artificial intelligence supremacy in the United States is truly terrifying.

Anthropic sues Trump administration as row over AI use by military deepens

The Pentagon blacklisted the start-up after it refused to let its technology be used for fully autonomous weapons and domestic surveillance.

US Treasury to stop using Anthropic AI tech, including Claude platform

Anthropic had previously turned down the Pentagon’s demand that it agree to unconditional military use of its Claude models.

India’s AI superpower dream: flush with cash, short on capacity

India’s AI ambitions could add half a trillion dollars to its economy or deepen inequality if cannot train up its workforce fast enough.

Anthropic vows to sue US after Trump tells government to stop using firm’s AI

The start-up has refused to let its models be used for the mass surveillance of US citizens or deployed in fully autonomous weapons systems.

Geopolitics takes back seat to ‘No 1 investor risk’ for creditors: survey

The survey showed that only 10 per cent of credit investors consider AI-driven corporate obsolescence a big concern.

OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs refuse to hold hands during India AI summit photo op

The incident in New Delhi highlights the frosty relationship between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei.

India AI summit aims to shift focus from model races to scaled reality

The event offers emerging economies a chance to reframe AI as public infrastructure and work together to put it into public services.

Trump vs BBC: US$10 billion defamation suit headed for 2027 trial

Florida judge sets a February trial date over claims the broadcaster ‘deceptively’ edited the US president’s January 6 speech.

Frost in 20 seconds: can this supercooling tech give China an edge in AI race?

Liquid cooling system powered by science could fuel critical infrastructure, offsetting soaring energy consumption and cooling demands.

My Take | A humane Chinese AI versus a dog-eat-dog American AI