OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, has become the latest big tech CEO to pledge support for President-elect Donald J. Trump‘s inauguration. He states he will give a million dollars to an inaugural fund—despite his company’s precarious financial position.
In a statement, Altman expressed his support for Trump’s leadership in advancing artificial intelligence in the United States. The funding pledge, announced Friday, December 13, aligns Altman with other tech executives and companies seeking to foster better relations with Trump.
This development follows announcements earlier this week from tech giants Amazon and Meta, each committing $1 million to the same fund. Amazon has had a fractious relationship with Trump, notably due to his past criticisms of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his ownership of The Washington Post.
However, Bezos recently took to social media to express optimism about Trump’s upcoming administration. He had a hand in The Washington Post refusing to endorse Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
Similarly, Trump previously criticized Meta’s social media platforms for censorship of conservatives. Yet, this relationship may also be changing, with Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago recently. […]
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