OpenAI announced on Thursday that it is launching a research preview of Operator, a general-purpose AI agent that can take control of a web browser and perform tasks autonomously.

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,

"I genuinely respect your accomplishments and think you are the most inspiring entrepreneur of our time," Altman wrote in an X post to Musk.

Sam Altman's OpenAI is backing a new AI initiative from a group where John Kerry was a founding member that has voiced support for liberal causes in the past.

Musk’s criticisms have escalated into legal actions. In February, he filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing it of breaching its nonprofit mandate. Although the lawsuit was withdrawn in June, Musk refiled it in August, further intensifying the conflict.

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

Sam Altman has told OpenAI fans to lower their expectations after rumors the company had achieved AGI went viral on X.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has bashed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for this project as he once again blamed him for playing a game with the intention to make money. Musk emphasised that this comes in contrast to Altman’s vision that he shared with him for an open-source project, non-profit AI organisation.

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Elon Musk is in conflict with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Trump-backed Stargate AI data centre project. The clash is part of a long-standing feud that began over OpenAI leadership. Musk has questioned the project’s financial backing,