President Donald Trump spoke with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by phone Friday, ahead of the AI infrastructure announcement, CNBC has learned.

President Donald Trump talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied to AI by a new partnership formed by OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank.

The $500B Stargate Initiative, led by Trump, OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle, is set to revolutionize U.S. AI infrastructure.

A new company called Stargate, which combines some of the largest names in the artificial intelligence industry, was announced by President Donald Trump.

The tech billionaires have a rocky history, and Musk's comments about funding for the project, which could attract $500 billion prompted a pointed response from OpenAI leader Altman.

Some of the biggest names in technology have clashed after President Donald Trump unveiled his $500 billion private AI investment project.

At a press conference capping his first full day back in the White House, Donald Trump stood beside three of the most influential executives in the world—Sam Altman of OpenAI, Larry Ellison of Oracle,

President Donald Trump's announcement on Tuesday of a $500 billion investment into artificial intelligence infrastructure was quickly upended by a

Musk has promised to trim $2 trillion from the federal budget under the helm of the agency, a sum that constitutes more than Congress has in discretionary spending. Doing so would practically defund the entire executive branch, which doles out funding for the military, national security, and all federal agencies.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has publicly expressed his support for President Donald Trump. This revelation comes years after he praised LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman for stopping his re-election.