The list of US tech leaders expressing support for President-elect Donald Trump continues to grow, with Sam Altman set to donate $1 million to his inaugural fund.
OpenAI’s CEO plans to: $1 million personal commitment A spokesperson for the Trump Presidential Inaugural Committee told FOX News Digital (foxa) — not on behalf of his artificial intelligence startup.
“President Trump will lead our country into the AI era, and I look forward to supporting his efforts to ensure America stays ahead,” Altman said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital and Quartz. .
Mr. Altman previously told Fox News Sunday that he thought Mr. Trump would support the United States and its allies “very well.” A leader in AI infrastructure He said he is in the midst of competition with China and looks forward to working with the next administration.
“AI is a little different than other types of software because it requires a lot of infrastructure, electricity, computer chips, data centers, and we need to build it here, and we need to be able to build the best AI infrastructure . We will be able to lead the world in technology and capabilities,” Altman said.
Altman said earlier this month. I’m not worried About former colleague and AI rival Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration. Altman said in an interview with the New York Times that although there is “a lot to dislike” about Musk, hurting his competitors would go against his values.new york times) Deal Book Summit.
“I may turn out to be wrong, but I have a pretty strong belief that Elon will do the right thing, and that he will use the degree of political power that Elon has to hurt his competitors and protect his own interests. “I believe it is extremely un-American to get “my business,” Altman said.
On the other hand, both meta (meta) Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s (AMZN) Jeff Bezos is Also pledged Each will donate $1 million to President Trump’s inaugural fund. Unlike Altman, the technology leaders made their donations through their companies.
