Sam Altman

OpenAI declares ChatGPT ‘code red’ over stiff competition: report

CEO Altman says resources must be devoted to fending off the new competition to its chatbot

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company expects to reach over US$20 billion in annualised revenue this year, a significant accomplishment for a startup.

OpenAI boss calls on governments to build AI infrastructure

Altman argued that building a “strategic national reserve of computing power” makes sense for governments

Brad Lightcap, chief operating officer at OpenAI, says the company will continue to invest "behind growth and demand".

OpenAI ramps up Singapore team amid billion-dollar data centre push in Asia

ChatGPT usage in Apac now accounts for more weekly users than any other region, noted OpenAI’s COO

Elon Musk (right) has accused Apple of giving unfair preference to ChatGPT on its App Store and threatened legal action, triggering a fiery exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (left) this week.

Apple rejects Musk claim of App Store bias

APPLE on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s claim that its digital App Store favours OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s Grok and other rival AI assistants.

GPT-5 will determine on its own whether more time is needed to generate a response.

OpenAI debuts latest ChatGPT model, GPT-5, with one-model-to-rule-them-all approach

It will be free to use at launch, with usage limits for free-tier users

Masayoshi Son’s involvement with OpenAI extends far beyond enterprise customers.

Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman see no end to AI demand and scaling

SoftBank says it will invest as much as US$30 billion in the US company, a plan that’s contingent on OpenAI’s restructuring of its complex operational structure

OpenAI boss Sam Altman recently lamented that Meta has offered US$100 million bonuses to engineers who jump to Mark Zuckerberg’s ship, where hefty salaries await.

Meta spending big on AI talent but will it pay off?

[NEW YORK] Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions of dollars for top talent to make up ground in the generative artificial intelligence race, sparking doubt about the wisdom of the spree.

Comparing Meta to his company, Sam Altman said that “OpenAI has a much better shot at delivering on superintelligence.”

Meta offered US$100 million bonuses to poach OpenAI employees: CEO Altman

The social media titan has invested billions of dollars in artificial intelligence technology amid fierce competition in the AI race

Former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive and his team will take over design at OpenAI as part of an acquisition of his startup named “IO”.

Apple design legend Jony Ive joins OpenAI

[SAN FRANCISCO] The legendary designer behind Apple’s iPhone, Jony Ive, has joined OpenAI to create devices tailored for using generative artificial intelligence, according to a video posted Wednesday...

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