{"id":30417,"date":"2025-06-25T05:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30417"},"modified":"2025-06-25T05:26:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T05:26:54","slug":"takeaways-from-hard-forks-interview-with-openais-sam-altman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30417","title":{"rendered":"Takeaways From Hard Fork\u2019s Interview With OpenAI\u2019s Sam Altman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Mr. Altman discussed President Trump\u2019s understanding of artificial intelligence, the war for A.I. talent and OpenAI\u2019s relationship with Microsoft.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sam Altman, the chief executive of artificial intelligence company OpenAI, said on Tuesday that he has had productive talks with President Trump about A.I. and credited him with understanding the geopolitical and economic importance of the technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI think he really gets it,\u201d Mr. Altman said. He added, \u201cI think he really understands the importance of leadership in this technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Altman, 40, made his remarks about Mr. Trump during a live interview in San Francisco with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/column\/hard-fork\" title>Hard Fork<\/a>, the tech podcast from The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Over the 30-minute conversation, Mr. Altman and Brad Lightcap, OpenAI\u2019s chief operating officer, discussed A.I.\u2019s effect on jobs, the grab for technological talent by Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg and regulatory and safety concerns about the fast-evolving and powerful technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">(The New York Times has <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/12\/27\/business\/media\/new-york-times-open-ai-microsoft-lawsuit.html\" title>sued<\/a> OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement of news content related to A.I. systems. OpenAI and Microsoft have denied those claims.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Here are some of the takeaways.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-13o6u42 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-2fa49fc8\">On President Trump<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Altman has made it a point to forge a relationship with Mr. Trump. The day after the president\u2019s inauguration in January, Mr. Altman stood behind Mr. Trump in the White House\u2019s Roosevelt Room as Mr. Trump announced a $100 billion A.I. infrastructure deal, called <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/21\/technology\/trump-openai-stargate-artificial-intelligence.html\" title>Stargate<\/a>, which was backed by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle. 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He added, \u201cI think he really understands the importance of leadership in this technology.\u201dMr. Altman, 40, made his remarks about Mr. Trump during a live interview in San Francisco with Hard Fork, the tech podcast from The New York Times.Over the 30-minute conversation, Mr. Altman and Brad Lightcap, OpenAI\u2019s chief operating officer, discussed A.I.\u2019s effect on jobs, the grab for technological talent by Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg and regulatory and safety concerns about the fast-evolving and powerful technology.(The New York Times has sued OpenAI and its partner, Microsoft, accusing them of copyright infringement of news content related to A.I. systems. OpenAI and Microsoft have denied those claims.)Here are some of the takeaways.On President TrumpMr. Altman has made it a point to forge a relationship with Mr. Trump. The day after the president\u2019s inauguration in January, Mr. Altman stood behind Mr. Trump in the White House\u2019s Roosevelt Room as Mr. Trump announced a $100 billion A.I. infrastructure deal, called Stargate, which was backed by OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle. Mr. Trump described it as the \u201clargest A.I. infrastructure project by far in history.\u201dWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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