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- politics@lemmy.world
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- cross-posted to:
- politics@lemmy.world
- technology@lemmit.online
Summary
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to donate $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, aligning with other tech giants like Meta and Amazon.
Altman expressed support for Trump’s AI-focused agenda to maintain U.S. leadership in the field.
This comes amid Altman’s legal dispute with Elon Musk, who is leading Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency.
Musk, a former OpenAI investor, has accused the company of abandoning its public-benefit mission.
The donation highlights tech executives’ efforts to build ties with the incoming administration.
Altman, Zuckerberg, Bezos (any others?) all paid exactly $1 million.
The price of keeping in the kings good graces
My guess is that Trump is collecting “protection” money. It’s not racketeering of he’s the president, right?