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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Joins Bezos, Zuckerberg in Donating $1M to Trump's Inaugural Fund

Dec 13, 2024, 02:27 PM

Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, has committed a personal donation of $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's Inaugural Fund, according to reports from Fox News Digital. Altman, whose company is at the forefront of artificial intelligence development, joins other prominent tech leaders such as Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg in contributing to the inauguration fund. Altman's donation is made from his personal finances rather than from OpenAI. He expressed confidence that President-elect Trump will lead the United States into a new era of technological innovation, particularly in AI, helping the country maintain its competitive edge over China. Altman is eager to support efforts to bolster U.S. leadership in AI as America's most powerful tech leaders cozy up to the incoming administration.