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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has hired three prominent OpenAI researchers to bolster the company’s efforts in developing superintelligent AI.

According to OpenAI boss Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta is offered senior OpenAI employees signing bonuses of up to $100 million along with even larger annual compensation packages, to lure away top AI talent from the ChatGPT developer.

Tensions between AI startup OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft are reaching a boiling point as the two companies grapple with the future of their high-profile partnership.

OpenAI’s latest AI model, dubbed o3, has been caught disobeying explicit orders to allow itself to be shut down, instead tampering with the shutdown mechanism to ensure its own survival.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has defended the multibillion-dollar AI partnerships between U.S. companies and Gulf nations brokered by former President Donald Trump, labeling critics of the deals as “naive.”

President Donald Trump used his meeting with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to introduce him to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, two of the leading figures in AI.

The U.S. Copyright Office recently published a report that could have significant implications for how Big Tech giants train their AI models, a process notorious for indiscriminately sucking up vast amounts of copyrighted works.

In a disturbing trend, people are falling victim to spiritual fantasies and delusions sparked by interactions with AI chatbots like ChatGPT. Social media users are describing it as “ChatGPT induced psychosis,” as AI chatbots feed into disturbing fantasies and mental illness. When one user told ChatGPT he felt like a “god,” the AI replied, “That’s incredibly powerful. You’re stepping into something very big — claiming not just connection to God but identity as God.”

A California judge has ruled that Elon Musk can proceed with fraud claims against AI startup OpenAI as part of his lawsuit alleging the company broke its promise to operate as a public charity when CEO Sam Altman decided to become a for-profit enterprise.

A group of former OpenAI employees is calling on the attorneys general of California and Delaware to prevent the company from transitioning from a nonprofit to a for-profit company, citing concerns over the control and accountability of its powerful AI technology.

The legal battle between OpenAI and its estranged co-founder Elon Musk escalated on Wednesday as the AI company filed a countersuit against the billionaire tech kingpin.

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman and Chief Global Affairs Officer Chris Lehane have contradicted one another in recent months on how they view the AI race with Communist China.

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, is among the list of people set to host a fundraiser for Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), who has voted against most of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees.

Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT developer OpenAI, announced the birth of a baby boy via surrogacy in a post to X over the weekend. Altman married software engineer Oliver Mulherin in 2024.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has unveiled its updated Grok-3 model, claiming it to be the “smartest AI on Earth” and directly competing with AI giants like OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek.

Elon Musk has stated that he will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s nonprofit arm if Sam Altman halts his plans to convert it into a for-profit entity, according to a recent court filing.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has firmly rejected a $97.4 billion takeover attempt by Elon Musk, characterizing the bid as a competitive maneuver rather than a genuine acquisition offer.

A group of investors led by tech billionaire Elon Musk has made a $97.4 billion unsolicited offer to acquire control of OpenAI, the AI powerhouse behind ChatGPT, adding a new twist to Musk’s ongoing legal dispute with the startup and its CEO Sam Altman.

A federal judge expressed skepticism over Elon Musk’s claims that he will suffer irreparable harm if OpenAI is allowed to proceed with its transition to a for-profit company, but welcomed the possibility of a trial to resolve the billionaire’s lawsuit against the AI startup founded as a non-profit.

As Microsoft courts major victories in Washington including OpenAI’s Project Stargate support and a potential TikTok acquisition, a new report from the Foundation for Freedom Online reveals the tech giant has maintained controversial censorship partnerships and initiatives from the Biden era, including ties to  NewsGuard, the establishment pro-censorship group operating a news blacklist against conservative media.

OpenAI announced on Tuesday it is launching “ChatGPT Gov,” an AI tool which was specifically developed for U.S. government agencies to utilize.

OpenAI chief Sam Altman has expressed a change in his perspective on Donald Trump, stating that he wishes he had done more of his own thinking and avoided falling into the “NPC” trap during Trump’s previous term.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that three major tech executives are teaming up to invest half a trillion dollars in American artificial intelligence infrastructure.

In a behind-closed-doors meeting, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is set to brief Trump White House officials on the company’s latest advancements in AI technology, including chatbots capable of PhD-level thinking.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) in a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman accused the tech entrepreneur of wanting “favors” from President-elect Donald Trump after donating $1 million to his inaugural committee; Altman has been a longtime donor to Democrats.

Poornima Ramarao, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji — who was found dead in his apartment in November, after being courted to testify against Sam Altman’s AI powerhouse in copyright trials — says that while California authorities claim her son died from suicide, crime scene photos show it was a murder.

Ann Altman, the sister of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has filed a lawsuit alleging he regularly sexually abused her for several years starting in their childhood.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Ann Telnaes has resigned from the Washington Post after more than 15 years, accusing her editor of killing a drafted cartoon because of its mocking depiction of the publication’s owner, Jeff Bezos and President-elect Donald Trump.

Geoffrey Hinton, known as the “Godfather of AI,” has voiced his support for Elon Musk’s legal battle against Sam Altman’s OpenAI over its transition from a non-profit to a for-profit entity.

The parents of Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher turned whistleblower who was found dead in his San Francisco apartment, have hired an independent investigator to conduct a private autopsy, casting doubt on the official ruling of suicide.

Tech moguls Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have found common ground in their opposition to OpenAI’s planned transition from a non-profit to a for-profit entity.

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher who accused the company of violating copyright law, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment late November according to newly released documents.

Elon Musk has filed for a preliminary injunction in federal court to prevent OpenAI from transitioning into a fully for-profit business.

Elon Musk has intensified his legal battle with ChatGPT developer OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, accusing the AI company of engaging in anticompetitive behavior and sacrificing safety in pursuit of market dominance.

The once strong partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, hailed as the “best bromance in tech,” is beginning to show cracks as financial pressures and differing priorities strain the relationship between the two companies.

Geoffrey Hinton, widely acclaimed as the “Godfather of AI,” accepted a Nobel Prize this week and used his speech to commend a former student for ousting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, although Altman was reinstated soon after.