Sam Altman

Our coverage of Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI


Business

What does the OpenAI exodus say about Sam Altman?

Another departure focuses attention on his leadership

Business

A new lab and a new paper reignite an old AI debate

Two duelling visions of the technological future 

Business

The war for AI talent is heating up

Big tech firms scramble to fill gaps as brain drain sets in

By Invitation

OpenAI board members respond to a warning by former members

The firm is a leader in safety as well as capability, insist Bret Taylor and Larry Summers

By Invitation

AI firms mustn’t govern themselves, say ex-members of OpenAI’s board

For humanity’s sake, regulation is needed to tame market forces, argue Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley

Business

Big tech’s great AI power grab

Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft are on the hunt for new energy sources

Business

How to build a global business empire in the 21st century

Disney, Ford, Microsoft and the age of the quasi-merger

Business

Generative AI has a clean-energy problem

What happens when the AI revolution meets the energy transition

Business

Just how rich are businesses getting in the AI gold rush?

Nvidia and Microsoft are not the only winners

Business

OpenAI’s legal battles are not putting off customers—yet

Elon Musk, the New York Times and trustbusters all want a piece of the startup

Business

Apple’s Vision Pro headset ushers in a new era of personal technology

Tech firms are racing to build the gadget that supplants the smartphone

Podcast Babbage

Sam Altman and Satya Nadella on their vision for a world with superhuman intelligence

Our podcast on science and technology. The bosses of OpenAI and Microsoft discuss what artificial intelligence will mean for people and jobs. Also; how should the technology be regulated?

Video Newsmakers

An interview with Sam Altman and Satya Nadella

The bosses of OpenAI and Microsoft speak to our editor-in-chief

Business

The bosses of OpenAI and Microsoft talk to The Economist

Tech’s best bromance reflects on regulation, the future of AI and how to control superhuman intelligence

Leaders

Technology is helping Santa Claus come to town more efficiently

A letter to shareholders of Father Christmas Global Inc

By Invitation

AI’s big rift is like a religious schism, says Henry Farrell

In this doctrinal dust-up, very smart people are saying very strange things

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