Today on the Big Take: Josh Tyrangiel unpacks his wide-ranging interview with Sam Altman about OpenAI’s future. After CEO Sam Altman was dramatically fired and rehired in November 2023, he got right back to work building up OpenAI, best known for ChatGPT.

The OpenAI CEO said he is willing to work with the incoming administration to ensure the continued advancement of AI.

Tech companies have been racing o to set up data centers essential for powering generative artificial intelligence applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Gemini, which require

Sam Altman in an interview said the most helpful thing Donald Trump can do for AI in his next administration would be to develop new infrastructure.

What’s at stake: The hurry before the president-elect’s inauguration on January 20 underscores the EU’s insecurity over his potential actions when he returns to the White House, following his recent threats. These include refusing to rule out taking Greenland by force and suggesting Canada and the Panama Canal should become part of the US.

Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are each donating $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining the roster of technology companies shelling out to back the incoming US president’s festivities later this month.

Opinions and thoughts are the author’s own and not those of AFROTECH™. Overhyped tech sectors of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence have seen a recent resurgence in the past year. Most of AI’s rise can be attributed to the hype and fear that surrounds its use.

Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc.’s Google, and Adobe Inc. are each donating $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining the roster of technology companies shelling out to back the incoming US president’s festivities later this month.

Thursday's edition of Forbes Daily covers updates on California wildfires, Anthropic's new funding, most profitable sports teams, Eric Schmidt's AI project and more.

Authorities say that before a Green Beret blew up a Cybertruck in front of the Trump International Hotel, he consulted ChatGPT—exactly the scenario police have been warned of for the past year.