Sam Altman navigates Anthropic's Pentagon fight

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Sam Altman aims to 'help de-escalate' tensions with Pentagon as OpenAI employees voice support for Anthropic
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staffers that he would like the company "to help de-escalate things" between rival Anthropic and the Defense Department, according to a memo viewed by CNBC.

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Sam Altman reveals OpenAI "agreement" with DOD as Anthropic phases out
Sam Altman navigates Anthropic's Pentagon fight as OpenAI pursues its own deal with the military
Finally, AI can kill humans as Sam Altman shakes hands with US War Department
OpenAI announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the United States Department of War to deploy its artificial intelligence models within the department’s classified network, marking a ...

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Sam Altman’s OpenAI signs deal with US DoW, after Trump warns officials against using Anthropic AI
Sam Altman's OpenAI Signs Deal With Pentagon Amid Trump vs Anthropic
‘Radical Left, woke company’: Trump asks officials to stop using Anthropic AI tech or face ‘full power of Presidency’
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said he was designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk, a move that could prevent US military vendors from working with the company.

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Altman says agreement reached with Pentagon to deploy OpenAI models for classified work—Did Anthropic refusal clear way?
Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic's AI technology

First on CNBC: CNBC Transcript: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Speak with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin on “Squawk Box” Today

Following is the unofficial transcript of a FIRST ON CNBC interview with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC's "Squawk Box" (M-F, 6AM-9AM ET) today, Friday,

Watch the viral 'ad' that imagines aged Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Jeff Bezos promoting a creepy energy source for AI

AiCandy founders Hans Buyse and Jan De Loore told Business Insider they've received collab requests and a job offer in the ad's wake.

Sam Altman is tired of ‘unfair’ critiques about AI’s energy use. Climate experts say his defensive stance is misguided

In controversial comments, the OpenAI CEO defended resource-intensive AI models by pointing out that humans, too, require lots of energy.

Sam Altman Warns Founders Not to Make This Fatal Startup Mistake: ‘No One Cares’

Drawing on his years at Y Combinator, Altman made the case for founders to talk openly about what they’re building.

OpenAI Reaches Deal to Deploy AI Models on U.S. Department of War Classified Network

Feb 27 (Reuters) - ⁠OpenAI ⁠CEO ⁠Sam Altman said ​on Friday ‌it has reached ‌an ⁠agreement ⁠with the U.S. Department of ​War to deploy ​its AI models on ⁠classified ⁠cloud networks.

Sam Altman defends AI resource usage: Water concerns 'fake,' and 'humans use energy too'

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman defended the resource use of AI on Friday, arguing that water concerns were "fake" and comparing it to human energy use.

Sam Altman’s ‘Human Verification’ Startup Leans on Consumer Brands

Tools for Humanity aims to promote World ID beyond the tech and crypto sets via partnerships with household names.

Anthropic says it can't 'in good conscience' agree to the military's terms over the use of its AI

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday the company "cannot in good conscience accede" to the military's terms over the use of Claude.