OpenAI's Sam Altman is making the rounds in D.C. on Thursday in an attempt to show unity with President Trump and announce a new initiative to make sure the government has the most capable AI. Why it matters: Tech companies see an opportunity in the new Trump administration to shape AI policy.

Microsoft-backed OpenAI's chief Sam Altman is planning to visit India next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what could be his first visit in two years at a time when the company faces legal challenges in the country.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a picture of himself with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday and suggested the two companies are getting along just fine.

Elon Musk asked a judge to block OpenAI's attempt to transition from nonprofit to for-profit. It's not the first time he's feuded with CEO Sam Altman.

Sam Altman's old video claiming it is hopeless to compete with OpenAI on a $10 million budget has resurfaced, sparking debate. AI startups like DeepSeek are challenging this with cost-effective innovations.

Sam Altman's OpenAI is backing a new AI initiative from a group where John Kerry was a founding member that has voiced support for liberal causes in the past.

As reported by the Financial Times, OpenAI claims to have evidence that Chinese rival DeepSeek used their model to train.

India is a critical market for OpenAI, ranking as the company’s second-largest user base after the United States.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to visit India on February 5, 2025, according to Reuters. This might mark Altman's first visit to India in two years, following his 2023 meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

The controversy arises as OpenAI claims DeepSeek plagiarized its plagiarism machine by allegedly using ChatGPT outputs for training. OpenAI has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of using a technique called “distillation” to train its own large language model (LLM) using outputs from ChatGPT.

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