Sam Altman news and trends

Altman’s World Looks to Challenge X in Everything App Arena
artificial intelligence // March 09, 2025

The Elon Musk/Sam Altman rivalry could soon extend beyond the confines of artificial intelligence (AI). That’s because World — Altman’s other, non-OpenAI startup — is reportedly working on a super app that would eventually compete with Musk’s X, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday...

OpenAI Begins Rollout of GPT-4.5, a ‘Different Kind of Intelligence’
artificial intelligence // February 27, 2025

OpenAI released GPT-4.5 Thursday (Feb. 27) as a “research preview,” saying this is the company’s largest and most knowledgeable model so far. The new model builds on GPT-4o, scales pre-training further and is designed to be more general purpose than the company’s STEM-focused reasoning models,...

The Existential Question Behind the Musk-OpenAI Drama
artificial intelligence // February 18, 2025

It’s not just another celebrity drama. Or tech bros behaving badly. Not just a case of simmering resentments or personalities clashing. No, the dust-up between Elon Musk and OpenAI chairman Sam Altman is much more than that. It is, after all, based on an existential...

OpenAI Plans Grand Expansion While Losing Billions. Sound Familiar?
artificial intelligence // February 13, 2025

From its genesis as a small nonprofit startup in Silicon Valley in 2015, OpenAI has transformed itself into the top artificial intelligence (AI) company today, a status minted by ChatGPT, the most widely used AI chatbot in the world. Its ambitions are nothing short of...

Interviews & Exclusives
OpenAI Plans Grand Expansion While Losing Billions. Sound Familiar?

February 13, 2025
From its genesis as a small nonprofit startup in Silicon Valley in 2015, OpenAI has transformed itself into the top artificial intelligence (AI) company today, a status minted by ChatGPT, the most widely used AI chatbot in the world. Its ambitions are nothing short of grand: Last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stood with President […]

Meta Chief AI Scientist Slams Quest for Human-Level Intelligence

January 08, 2025
Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun on Wednesday (Jan. 8) criticized prevailing definitions of artificial general intelligence (AGI), arguing that continued scaling of text-based large language models alone will not...

Altman-Backed Slope’s Bid to Create GPT Business Payments

October 10, 2023
The business-to-business (B2B) payments economy represents a $125 trillion opportunity for the right innovation to unlock. But those trillions of dollars being shuffled around between businesses don’t sit lightly — and...

Is a Gen AI-Powered Connected Device in the Cards?

September 27, 2023
A holistic user experience considers every aspect of a product. Think about Apple’s iPhone and computer products. By establishing them as hardware platforms running the company’s own proprietary iOS software,...

Quick Reads
Musk vs OpenAI Nonprofit Trial Could Commence in December

March 16, 2025
OpenAI and Elon Musk have reportedly agreed to a trial date over OpenAI’s for-profit transition. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup and the world’s wealthiest person have agreed to fast-track the trial, jointly proposing a December court date, Reuters reported Saturday (March 15), citing court documents.  Still undecided is the issue of whether the case will […]

Altman’s World Looks to Challenge X in Everything App Arena

March 09, 2025
The Elon Musk/Sam Altman rivalry could soon extend beyond the confines of artificial intelligence (AI). That’s because World — Altman’s other, non-OpenAI startup — is reportedly working on a super...

OpenAI Begins Rollout of GPT-4.5, a ‘Different Kind of Intelligence’

February 27, 2025
OpenAI released GPT-4.5 Thursday (Feb. 27) as a “research preview,” saying this is the company’s largest and most knowledgeable model so far. The new model builds on GPT-4o, scales pre-training...

Musk Pledges to Withdraw OpenAI Bid if Company Remains Nonprofit

February 13, 2025
Days after offering $97.4 billion for OpenAI’s nonprofit, Elon Musk is proposing a new deal. “If [the] OpenAI board is prepared to preserve the charity’s mission and stipulate to take the...