Several prominent tech leaders are planning to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration this month, the latest sign that the industry is trying to bolster its relationship with the president-elect ahead of his return to the White House.

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.

Google became the most recent large tech business to attempt to win over the incoming administration when it donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fundraiser. TakeAway Points: Google gave $1 million to the inaugural fund of President-elect Donald Trump.

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

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.

OpenAI launched a for-profit subsidiary a year later in order to raise outside capital, including more than $13 billion so far from its biggest backer, Microsoft. However, the non-profit entity, along with employees and investors, currently owns that for-profit subsidiary.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made a bold prediction regarding the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), suggesting it will occur during Donald Trump’s presidency. What Happened: In an interview with Bloomberg, Altman said that while he doesn't support everything Trump says or thinks, "I do support the United States of America."

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.

Nearly a week after a chilling New Year’s Day attack outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, the police have revealed that the attacker used generative AI tools, including ChatGPT to plan the blast.

Musk dropped the lawsuit but filed another one against Altman and OpenAI, this time elevating his accusations to claim OpenAI worked with Microsoft, an investor, to create a monopoly. The billionaire also alleged the company violated its founding claim as a nonprofit by pursuing profit. OpenAI has denied the allegations.

Trump, who returns to the White House after January 20's inauguration, has raked in substantially more money from tech companies than Biden did for his 2021 inaugu

Donald Trump's inauguration day 2025 is set for January 20, marking his second term. Prominent figures from business and tech, including Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman, are expected to attend.