OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's decision to join President Trump's "Stargate" AI initiative marks a stark reversal for the tech CEO, who previously was a vocal critic of Trump.

SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25bn into OpenAI, in a deal which would make it the ChatGPT maker’s biggest financial backer, as the pair partner on a massive new artificial intelligence infrastructure project.

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman briefed US policymakers on the need to continue investing heavily in physical infrastructure to support future artificial intelligence development, days after the frenzy around Chinese upstart DeepSeek cast new doubt on AI spending.

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has announced a shift in his previously critical perspective on President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted OpenAI and the White House for comment via email.

Altman and Musk were OpenAI’s founding co-chairs in 2015, but their relationship has devolved into name-calling and lawsuits.

Oracle looks like a big winner from the new Stargate Project. The tech giant began working more closely with OpenAI last summer. Oracle is outgrowing leaders like Amazon in cloud-infrastructure revenue.

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.

Elon Musk threw shade at OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Tuesday after his rival took center stage at the White House to unveil his ambitious $500 billion “Stargate” AI infrastructure project.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has welcomed the debut of DeepSeek’s R1 model and has promised to deliver better AI models. The Chinese artificial intelligence start-up that rocketed to global prominence has delivered an “impressive model, particularly around what they’re able to deliver for the price,” Altman wrote.

Three major business leaders—SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison—joined President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon at the White ...

The $500 billion Stargate Initiative — led by Trump, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle — is set to revolutionize U.S. AI infrastructure.