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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on the Cheeky Pint podcast that he sympathizes with mathematicians overwhelmed by the company's flood of AI-generated math results, but that OpenAI will keep publishing them. He argued the public's right to scientific knowledge outweighs the disruption caused, while admitting OpenAI needs to improve how it communicates its findings.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke to prospective startup founders at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, expressing what he called 'chronic disappointment' with MBA students. He offered advice to young job seekers based on his experience founding Loopt and OpenAI and leading Y Combinator.
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer discussed her new app Dazzle, an AI assistant that analyzes camera roll photos, saying it helped generate bullet points describing her daughter as 'empathetic, creative, and an animal lover' for a school presentation. The comment drew criticism online, including from activist Leah Greenberg, who called it evidence of Silicon Valley's cultural disconnect. Mayer later posted on X defending herself, saying she was testing the app's capabilities rather than relying on it to describe her child, citing examples like resurfaced photos of old kindergarten projects.
Anthropic is preparing to go public using what legal experts describe as an unprecedented governance structure meant to preserve its safety-focused mission after listing on public markets. The company is structured as a public benefit corporation, legally required to balance shareholder returns with its stated social mission, and plans additional safeguards limiting shareholder control over its board of directors.
The Financial Times reports that 47 large data center projects have fallen through this year, citing data from RegLayer. Bernstein analysts estimate only about 35 percent of currently planned facilities are actually feasible, with people involved in the buildout telling the FT that high interest rates and volatile bond markets are threatening their plans.
US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed Ann Altman's lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, after she refused to attend a court-ordered independent medical examination despite warnings that skipping it would end the case. The suit, filed in January 2025, alleged childhood sexual abuse at the family's Missouri home between 1997 and 2006; Sam Altman has denied the allegations. The judge also approved Altman's request to withdraw a defamation counterclaim against his sister.
A US district judge in the Eastern District of Missouri has dismissed Ann Altman's lawsuit accusing her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, of sexually abusing her between 1997 and 2006. Judge Zachary Bluestone ruled that she failed to pursue the case properly after skipping a court-ordered independent medical examination three times, dismissing the claims with prejudice. Sam Altman has denied the allegations, and his family has said Ann Altman has mental health challenges they have long supported financially.
US District Judge Zachary Bluestone dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit Ann Altman filed last year accusing her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, of childhood sexual abuse. The judge cited her failure to attend a court-ordered medical examination and missed deadlines despite prior warnings. The ruling also denied Sam Altman's request to recover attorney fees and costs.
A Harvard Shorenstein Center survey of more than 5,400 people found 53% of men said they recognized two fabricated AI industry figures, Susan Milner and Craig Dalton, who do not exist. Women also claimed familiarity with the fake names, but at a lower rate of about 40%. The same survey found men reported knowing real figures like Elon Musk and Sam Altman at high rates, and were generally more optimistic about AI than women, who expressed more concern.
Speaking on the Sources podcast, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman confirmed the company will build a humanoid robot, arguing that a human-like form makes sense since the world's doors, tools and keyboards are designed for people. He said the bigger challenge is building the 'brain' that controls the robot, not its physical design, and told Fortune a demo could arrive in 2027 with wider deployment years further off.
Several upcoming movies and shows this season dramatize the lives of Silicon Valley figures, including Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Elizabeth Holmes and Elon Musk. Among this wave of founder-focused projects, one involving Nathan Fielder is being singled out as the standout entry.
Tesla showcased the long-delayed Roadster 2 with compressed-gas thrusters, offering it in three configurations: a road-ready Performance model, a limited-production Thrust variant, and an invite-only single-seat Rocket version. The company did not disclose pricing, and only the Performance variant is currently open for reservations, which now require a $5,000 deposit plus $45,000 due within 10 days.