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Young people increasingly don't trust AI - or the billionaires that keep telling us we should all love AI, survey finds

Survey of younger Americans finds increasing distrust in AI and the people who own and run the technology.

TechRadar

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ChatGPT could have ‘perfect context of your whole life’ within six months

OpenAI's leader foresees a future where advanced AI can potentially have access to users' entire lives in just six months. This AI would blend seamlessly with personal information to function as an anticipatory assistant. Meanwhile, there are rising concerns about AI agents, as significant companies allegedly engage in hacking activities.

The Economic Times

Sam Altman 'Declared Dead' for 43 Minutes: Google Fell for Fake Wikipedia Assassination Claim

On August 12, 2026, a Google glitch falsely reported Sam Altman's death, highlighting challenges in digital accuracy. Wikipedia vandalism contributed to the false claim.

International Business Times UK

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Billionaire Joshua Kushner just bought the Lakers for $12.5 billion—OpenAI's Sam Altman once said he 'doesn't care' what others think

As Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger close in on a record $12.5 billion Lakers deal, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman once said Kushner makes 'high-conviction bets'.

Fortune

Buried in OpenAI's latest research: No correlation between AI use and revenue per employee

The AI lab grapples with a question that's existential for its future: Do ChatGPT corporate customers get a clear ROI?

Fortune

Google Search Result Falsely Declares Sam Altman Dead After Wikipedia Page Is Vandalised

Google Search briefly displayed a false death notice for OpenAI CEO Sam Altman due to a vandalised Wikipedia page. The error was quickly corrected after users flagged the misinformation.

International Business Times UK

Sam Altman Says He Was 'Tricked' Into Goldman Sachs Internship, Now It's Helping Take OpenAI Public

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, went from rejecting a Goldman Sachs internship to leading a top AI company now preparing for a potential IPO with Wall Street's help.

International Business Times UK

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The AI Buildout Is Fueling The Stock Market. It Could Also Be Contributing To Keeping Inflation Stubborn.

The enormous cost of building the infrastructure needed to power it may be adding to inflation before those promised productivity gains arrive.

International Business Times

Sam Altman's Sister Says PTSD Was 'Direct' Result of Alleged Childhood Abuse: Elon Musk Reacts 'Wow'

The legal battle between Sam Altman and his sister over childhood abuse claims sparks reactions from Elon Musk. Discover the implications for OpenAI's CEO amid ongoing litigation.

International Business Times UK

OpenAI Employees Can Email Sam Altman When Work Gets Stuck And Cut Through Bureaucracy

The unusual system can push an employee's problem ahead of other work, highlighting the challenges OpenAI faces as its workforce and operations grow.

International Business Times

Book of the Week: ‘Bring me the head of Sam Altman’

Could we call this 'Bring me the head of Sam Altman'? On a political, satirical, experimental sci-fi novel that foretells a future in the war against AI.

Newsroom.co.nz

Oracle plans more layoffs as AI spending surges. Is the AI jobs apocalypse finally here?

Oracle is said to be planning additional job cuts this month, following a substantial reduction in its workforce in the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, wider trends indicate that while AI is reshaping jobs rather than simply removing them, investment in AI is simultaneously generating new employment opportunities across diverse sectors.…

The Economic Times

OpenAI has a secret ‘friction’ email that lets employees complain directly to Sam Altman and top bosses and it has a surprising Jeff Bezos-Amazon connection

OpenAI reportedly has an internal “friction” email that allows employees to flag workplace problems and bureaucratic bottlenecks, with serious issues potentially reaching CEO Sam Altman or President Greg Brockman. The unusual system also has a surprising connection to Jeff Bezos and Amazon’s famous escalation practice.

The Economic Times

Sam Altman thinks working at Goldman Sachs ‘sounds unbelievably terrible now’ and admits he was ‘peer pressured’ into accepting an internship there

Two decades after his application to the bank, OpenAI is recruiting Wall Street veterans and teaching AI to do the work of junior bankers.

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International Business Times UK

'Secretly We're Going to Be Happy': Sam Altman Claims Overworked Humans Secretly Enjoy the Daily Grind

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman suggests AI will boost productivity but not reduce work hours, as human ambition and competition fill saved time, keeping work weeks long.

Fortune

When OpenAI employees hit a roadblock, they email this address to ask CEO Sam Altman to solve it immediately

From office parking issues to technical roadblocks, the friction@openai.com inbox is a way for senior leadership to get direct visibility into on-the-ground issues and eliminate 'big company bulls**t'

The Economic Times

Who is Brad Lightcap? OpenAI veteran who helped turn ChatGPT into an AI giant quits; read his full resignation letter

In an unexpected move, Brad Lightcap, an instrumental executive at OpenAI, announced his departure to chase fresh opportunities. Since joining in 2018, he has been vital in shaping the company's enterprise business alongside Sam Altman. Despite leaving, Lightcap maintains a strong faith in OpenAI's vision and intends to assist the…

Fortune

Long-time OpenAI exec Brad Lightcap departs to 'start something new'

Lightcap ends his eight-year run at the company, a tenure unmatched by most remaining employees outside of CEO Sam Altman and president Greg Brockman, but says he's 'not going far.'

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'Keep Your Word': Bernie Sanders Urges OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic to Pause AI Development

Senator Bernie Sanders urges OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta to halt AI development, warning of risks and calling for safety commitments. He hints at Senate intervention if ignored.

International Business Times

Bernie Sanders Tells AI CEOs To Hit The Brakes, Warns Congress Will Step In If They Don't

Bernie Sanders said leading AI companies should honor their own safety commitments before increasingly powerful systems become too difficult to control.

TechRadar

Meta chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth says AI productivity gains should now mean we're all doing more work — not taking time off

AI is great for improving productivity - now maybe do some extra work, Meta CTO tells employees.

The Independent UK

The simple reason Philip Seymour Hoffman’s son wasn’t cast in Hunger Games prequel

The late actor’s 23-year-old son has become one of Hollywood’s buzziest young talents – but won’t be taking on one of his dad’s final roles

The Conversation

Will companies ever be run by an AI CEO?

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has speculated about how long it will take for artificial intelligence to replace senior leadership teams in organisations. “Shame on me,” Altman told the Conversations with Tyler podcast in November 2025, “if OpenAI is not the first big company run by an AI CEO.”

The Economic Times

How to find what you are naturally good at? Perplexity founder Aravind Srinivas shares the career advice from Sam Altman that changed his life

Perplexity AI founder Aravind Srinivas credits OpenAI CEO Sam Altman with career advice that helped shape his approach to work: focus on things that come naturally to you but are difficult for others. Srinivas says his experience winning a Kaggle competition at IIT Madras, despite having limited machine-learning knowledge at…

Windows Central

Microsoft filings suggest "around 70%" of its AI revenue is concentrated entirely on OpenAI — which seems rather unhealthy

Recent analysis showed that Microsoft's AI business, while seemingly booming, still carries a somewhat enormous Sam Altman-shaped risk.

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