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Amazon MGM Studios has removed a nearly completed film centered on Sam Altman from its slate. The decision comes after the company announced a partnership with OpenAI that includes a multibillion-dollar investment. The film, directed by Luca Guadagnino, was reportedly close to finishing when the drop occurred.
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Brian Chesky, Airbnb’s chief executive, is launching a new artificial-intelligence laboratory that will emphasize user interaction and design. He will stay on as Airbnb’s CEO while another leader will head the lab, which is intended to compete with Sam Altman’s initiatives.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive Sam Altman, marking the first state-level action of its kind. The complaint alleges that ChatGPT is a defective product that exploits users, constitutes deceptive trade practices, negligence and a public nuisance, and links the technology to multiple violent incidents.
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Sam Altman testified that in 2017 Elon Musk demanded complete control of a proposed OpenAI for-profit arm and mused about passing that entity to his children. Altman said Musk’s “mind games” around that proposal were damaging to OpenAI.
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman are now in court disputing the future of OpenAI, with the trial having begun and jury selection underway. The judge has cautioned both parties to curb their use of social media as the proceedings continue.
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman apologized to the community of Tumbler Ridge, Canada, after the company failed to notify law-enforcement that a ChatGPT account belonged to a mass-shooting suspect. He said the firm chose not to call the police and expressed deep regret for the omission.
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Police have arrested a 20-year-old man in San Francisco after he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Authorities also say the suspect made threats outside OpenAI’s headquarters. The arrest follows the incident at Altman’s residence, where the incendiary device was reported to have been thrown.
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman publicly condemned ICE’s tactics, saying the agency’s actions were “going too far” and urging President Trump to intervene. In an internal Slack message, Altman echoed this concern and expressed hope that the president would rise to the moment, joining other tech leaders in criticism of the immigration crackdown.
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