What Trump, and C.E.O.s, Actually Got in Riyadh

Executives including Elon Musk and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, were in Saudi Arabia for for new investments. That, not tariffs, is what they wanted from Trump.

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Elon Musk and Sam Altman Among Business Leaders at Trump-Saudi Lunch

Many of the executives — including representatives of four of the 10 biggest U.S. companies by market value — are seeking business from Saudi investors and a chance to lobby top Trump officials.

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Trump Administration Considers Large Chip Sale to Emirati A.I. Firm G42

The firm, which the U.S. government scrutinized for its ties to China, is angling for hundreds of thousands of advanced artificial intelligence chips in a deal that could be finalized this week.

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OpenAI Hires Instacart C.E.O. to Run Business and Operations

Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, said he hired Instacart’s Fidji Simo to join in a new role as chief executive of applications.

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The Stakes for OpenAI’s Plan B

The giant artificial intelligence start-up dialed back its corporate reorganization plan, but big questions remain about its future.

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OpenAI Backtracks on Plans to Drop Nonprofit Control

The company will become a public benefit corporation and the nonprofit that has controlled it will be its largest shareholder.

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The Dangers of A.I. Flattery + Kevin Meets the Orb + Group Chat Chat

“A.I.s are getting more persuasive and they are learning how to manipulate human behavior.”

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Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

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Saying ‘Thank You’ to Chat GPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

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OpenAI Asks Court to Bar Elon Musk From Unfairly Attacking It

In a legal filing, OpenAI asked a federal court to hold Mr. Musk responsible for any damage he has caused the firm, in the latest sign of their bitter feud.

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