OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Donate $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund
Mr. Altman and OpenAI have recently hired key executives who previously worked for the Clinton, Obama and Biden administrations.
OpenAI said on Friday that its chief executive, Sam Altman, was planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inaugural fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships with Mr. Trump.
“President Trump will lead our country into the age of A.I., and I am eager to support his efforts to ensure America stays ahead,” Mr. Altman said in a written statement sent to The New York Times.
Mr. Trump and Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, have clashed in recent years. Mr. Trump has criticized the Amazon founder over reporting in The Washington Post, which is owned by Mr. Bezos. But more recently, Mr. Bezos has praised Mr. Trump on social media and said he was “very optimistic” about the incoming Trump administration.
Mr. Trump has long been critical of Meta’s social media platforms, saying they censor conservative viewpoints. But in recent weeks, its chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, met with Mr. Trump at Mar-a-Lago.
