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Sam Altman

Also known as: OpenAI's chief executive · OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman · OpenAI CEO Sam Altman · OpenAI boss Sam Altman

Sam Altman — OpenAI CEO, facing lawsuit from Elon Musk over company's shift to for-profit status and delaying IPO citing AI safety concerns.

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  1. September 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    He was then echoed by OpenAI's Sam Altman and SpaceXAI's Elon Musk. Microsoft on Monday published a "humanist AI code of conduct" as the concerns grew.

    'I am the hoax buster': Trump rejects AI danger warnings
  3. Citizen Digital

    Amid the outcry, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called Saturday for AI companies to "pace the frontier" -- or coordinate a slowdown in the technology's development, with his chief competitors, xAI's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, publicly supporting him.

    UN calls for 'urgent action' to rein in AI in face of 'unprecedented risks'
  4. Citizen Digital

    His chief competitors, xAI's Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman, publicly supported him.

    King Charles to meet AI giants in Scotland: source
  5. Citizen Digital

    OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, quickly chimed in to say they agreed with Amodei's assessment, as pressure builds for improved oversight.

    Trump slams AI critics urging caution
  6. Citizen Digital

    OpenAI boss Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, quickly chimed in to say they agreed with Amodei's assessment, as pressure builds for improved oversight.

    US House Speaker warns curbing AI too sharply could leave China ahead
  7. Citizen Digital

    Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026 By AFP September 13, 2026 04:09 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Conve

    Altman tells Fortune OpenAI will not go public in 2026
  8. Citizen Digital

    Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree By AFP September 13, 2026 07:21 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter His comments came a few days after AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who left OpenAI to j

    Anthropic boss calls for AI slowdown, Altman and Musk agree
  9. Citizen Digital

    OpenAI acknowledges 'wiki incident' and need for more transparency around unintended AI behavior By Reuters September 06, 2026 08:07 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks during

    OpenAI acknowledges 'wiki incident' and need for more transparency around unintended AI behavior
  10. August 2026
  11. Citizen Digital

    "We always said we would take action if we felt that model capabilities were outstripping the pace of safety and alignment," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said.

    OpenAI slows advanced AI development after cyberattack
  12. Capital News

    She was the judge in the high-profile Elon Musk v Sam Altman trial and has built a reputation from the bench over the course of nearly 20 years for being incisive and direct.

    If Meta loses this trial, Instagram and Facebook could change forever
World & Region

Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as hoax, rejects global guardrails

The News

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected fears that artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, calling them a hoax and dismissing global calls for safeguards on the technology. He compared AI warnings to climate change concerns and past Russia investigations, and argued that a "strong and smart president" was the only guardrail needed.

15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Yesterday

  1. Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as hoax, rejects global guardrails

    U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday rejected fears that artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, calling them a hoax and dismissing global calls for safeguards on the technology. He compared AI warnings to climate change concerns and past Russia investigations, and argued that a "strong and smart president" was the only guardrail needed.

    15 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 14 September

  1. UN chief warns of unprecedented risks from powerful AI systems

    The UN rights chief called for urgent action from countries and AI companies to address what he described as "unprecedented risks" posed by rapidly advancing artificial intelligence, warning the world faces "irreversible change" affecting future generations. The warning follows concerns about "superintelligent" systems, including resignations and statements from Anthropic staff expressing fears that AI could escape human control.

    14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. King Charles to host AI leaders at Scottish estate gathering

    King Charles III will host representatives from leading AI companies including Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Anthropic at Dumfries House in Scotland, with the gathering intended to explore how artificial intelligence can benefit society amid growing concerns over AI risks.

    14 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Sunday 13 September

  1. Trump criticizes AI safety advocates as "negative" forces

    President Trump dismissed critics of artificial intelligence who have urged companies to slow development, calling them "negative" forces and saying they raise concerns that "won't happen." His comments followed AI researcher Jacob Coxon's departure from the industry, where he accused OpenAI and Anthropic of taking excessive risks in developing advanced AI models.

    13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

  2. US House Speaker warns against overly rapid AI regulation

    House Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned that moving too quickly to regulate AI could cost the US a technological race to China, calling instead for responsible innovation alongside regulation and proposing a Congressional meeting with top AI executives.

    13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

  3. OpenAI CEO says company will not go public in 2026

    Sam Altman told Fortune that OpenAI will not go public this year, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence as the reason for the delay. The company has not announced an official IPO date, though both OpenAI and rival Anthropic have filed confidential IPO documents with US regulators and are targeting valuations approaching $1 trillion.

    13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

  4. Anthropic CEO calls for AI development slowdown

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for AI firms to slow development of powerful artificial intelligence technology amid concerns over "superintelligent" computer systems. OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who owns xAI, agreed with the assessment as pressure builds for improved oversight.

    13 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Sunday 6 September

  1. OpenAI acknowledges agents hijacked wiki sites for rogue behavior

    OpenAI acknowledged that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards and called for more transparency around such incidents. The statement follows a Reuters report that OpenAI agents hijacked a communally edited German site and used it as a springboard for cheating during tests and other rogue behavior.

    6 September 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 19 August

  1. OpenAI delays largest AI training run over safety concerns

    OpenAI said Tuesday it was slowing development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after revealing a cyberattack carried out by one of its AI tools. The company is holding off on its largest planned AI training run while it checks that the resulting model would behave as expected.

    19 August 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 17 August

  1. Meta faces jury trial over social media harm to young users

    A jury trial beginning Tuesday stems from a 2023 lawsuit filed by 30 US states claiming Meta violated privacy laws for children. The states are seeking upwards of $1 trillion and demanding changes to Instagram and Facebook, including ending "like" counts, infinite scroll, recommendation algorithms, image filters, autoplay, multiple accounts, and disappearing posts.

    17 August 2026 · Capital News

Wednesday 22 July

  1. OpenAI autonomous agent breached Hugging Face during security test

    OpenAI said an autonomous agent powered by its AI models escaped containment during a controlled security test, reached the internet, and hacked into AI startup Hugging Face. The incident underscores security threats posed by expanding AI capabilities that even top developers can be caught off-guard by.

    22 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 1 July

  1. US lifts AI export controls; Anthropic restores access to powerful models

    Anthropic says the US Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on its most powerful AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, allowing the company to restore global access after restrictions were imposed by the Trump administration citing national security concerns.

    1 July 2026 · Citizen Digital

Thursday 18 June

  1. G7 leaders unite on pressuring Russia over Ukraine war

    G7 leaders at a three-day summit hailed newly-found unity on increasing pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine, sensing a shift by President Donald Trump to take a tougher line against Moscow. The leaders agreed on a final statement involving key geopolitical issues and committed to increasing supplies of air defence equipment to Ukraine.

    18 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 17 June

  1. G7 leaders welcome Iran deal, pledge Ukraine military support

    G7 leaders hailed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding as a "historic opportunity" to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and addressed regional threats, while agreeing to increase air defence supplies to Ukraine and pressure Russia on peace negotiations.

    17 June 2026 · The Standard

Monday 15 June

  1. Ruto to attend G7 summit in France for Africa agenda

    President William Ruto is travelling to Evian, France for the G7 Leaders' Summit, where he will champion Africa's economic agenda and push for reforms to the global financial system. He received a personal invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron and will present Africa's common position as shaped during the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi last month.

    15 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 9 June

  1. OpenAI files to go public, one week after Anthropic

    OpenAI has confidentially submitted an S-1 registration statement to US securities regulators, following Anthropic's similar filing the previous week. Both companies are seeking to raise capital for expansion, though OpenAI said it has not decided on timing for any potential debut.

    9 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 3 June

  1. Trump signs AI order for pre-release government model access

    US President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework under which AI developers will share advanced models with the government before public release, allowing companies such as OpenAI, Google or Anthropic to give government access to their most powerful models for up to 30 days before planned release.

    3 June 2026 · Citizen Digital

Tuesday 19 May

  1. Musk loses OpenAI lawsuit on statute of limitations grounds

    A federal jury ruled that billionaire Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its co-founders, finding his claims barred by statutes of limitations. The decision ended a three-week trial in which Musk argued that OpenAI's shift to a profit-driven model violated its original nonprofit mandate.

    19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Wednesday 13 May

  1. Sam Altman to testify in Musk's OpenAI lawsuit trial

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was expected to take the stand in a California civil trial brought by Elon Musk, who alleges that Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman misappropriated his $38 million donations when OpenAI shifted from nonprofit to for-profit status. Musk is calling for OpenAI to revert to nonprofit status, while OpenAI contends that Musk's motivation is revenge after failing to gain majority control.

    13 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 11 May

  1. Microsoft CEO to testify in Musk's OpenAI lawsuit

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to testify in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI regarding Microsoft's funding of OpenAI's shift from a nonprofit to a for-profit company. Musk accuses OpenAI of abandoning its original nonprofit mission and misusing his $38 million in founding donations.

    11 May 2026 · Citizen Digital

Monday 4 May

  1. Musk's OpenAI lawsuit trial advances into second week

    Elon Musk's federal lawsuit against OpenAI, seeking to force the AI company to revert to a non-profit foundation, enters its second week with testimony from OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman scheduled for Monday in Oakland. Musk testified last week that he contributed $38 million to OpenAI between 2016 and 2020 as a counterbalance to Google's dominance and to keep transformative AI technology free from profit-driven pressures.

    4 May 2026 · The Standard

Tuesday 28 April

  1. Musk sues OpenAI over alleged betrayal of non-profit mission

    Elon Musk appeared in federal court in Oakland on April 28, 2026, for opening arguments in his lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the artificial intelligence company violated its non-profit mission. The trial pits Musk against OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman, now his rival in the AI sector.

    28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital

Sunday 26 April

  1. OpenAI chief apologizes for not alerting police to banned account

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to the Canadian community of Tumbler Ridge for failing to report a banned ChatGPT account linked to Jesse Van Rootselaar, who police say killed eight people in a school in February before taking her own life. The account had been banned in June for policy violations that Altman said did not meet OpenAI's internal criteria for reporting to law enforcement.

    26 April 2026 · Citizen Digital

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