Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, has announced a shift in his previously critical perspective on President Donald Trump. Newsweek has contacted OpenAI and the White House for comment via email.

Sam Altman's comments came amid a flurry of online exchanges between himself, Musk, and Microsoft over the $500 billion Stargate Project announced by Trump.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Thursday that the new o3-mini reasoning model will power ChatGPT chat sessions for free tier users.

Sam Altman's OpenAI is backing a new AI initiative from a group where John Kerry was a founding member that has voiced support for liberal causes in the past.

"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.

Musk’s criticisms have escalated into legal actions. In February, he filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of breaching its nonprofit mandate. Although the lawsuit was withdrawn in June, Musk refiled it in August, further intensifying the conflict.

The world's richest man went on a social media tirade against the Open AI chief executive for his former stance on Donald Trump.

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar, who's very "close" to the Stargate deal, confirms the company's ability to financially back the AI project and urges Elon Musk to compete for "the right things."

Sam Altman has once again put himself in a position of power—this time by sidling up to President Trump.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has publicly expressed his support for President Donald Trump. This revelation comes years after he praised LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman for stopping his re-election.

ToplineThe dispute between arguably the two biggest names in generative artificial intelligence—billionaires Sam Altman and Elon Musk—erupted this week after President Donald Trump announced a $500 billion Stargate initiative bolstering Altman’s OpenAI,