OpenAI head Sam Altman joined a host of Big Tech figures cozying up to President-elect Donald Trump, donating $1 million to his inaugural fund.
Big Tech has been one of Trump’s biggest long-term rivals, a frequent target of his ire in public speeches. During the 2024 election cycle, however, several major Big Tech figures started to warm to him, with the trend intensifying after his victory. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and software engineer Marc Andreessen were the first to lead the charge, playing major roles in Trump’s election.
The artificial intelligence space is filling up with competitors trying to attract Trump’s attention. Republicans have been critical of how Biden has handled the burgeoning technology.
Trump is expected to roll back President Joe Biden’s executive order on AI that the GOP has called dangerous and said “hinders AI Innovation, and imposes Radical…
