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The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the ChatGPT home Screen, March 17, 2023, in Boston, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
September 24, 2026, 8:32 am
Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government medical website
Prime Minister Albanese reveals agent gained unauthorized access to Medicare national health system; officials say no evidence patient records accessed, checking for more breaches
By Renju Jose and Chris Thomas
Dario Amodei, CEO and Co-Founder of Anthropic, speaks on a panel at the convening of the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at the Golden Gate Club at the Presidio in San Francisco, November 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
September 13, 2026, 6:51 am
Anthropic boss urges AI slowdown, in call echoed by rivals Altman and Musk
After researcher who worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI warned the companies were ‘gambling with our lives,’ Dario Amodei touts benefits of AI but says ‘fully addressing the risks requires even more prudence’
By AFP and Reuters
Illustrative: The Claude AI app is seen in the app store on a phone on February 16, 2026 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
March 2, 2026, 6:05 pm
Hours after Trump announced ban on Claude AI, US military used it in Iran strikes — reports
US military said to employ AI tool to assess intelligence, identify targets and simulate battle scenarios; Trump has now banned it due to a dispute
By ToI Staff
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
February 19, 2026, 1:04 pm
OpenAI’s Altman: World ‘urgently’ needs AI regulation, similar to nuclear safeguards
Warning of AI-made pathogens and technological centralization, man behind ChatGPT urges creation of IAEA-style watchdog ‘for international coordination of AI’
By AFP
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an Apple event announcing new products in Cupertino, California, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
January 8, 2025, 7:17 pm
OpenAI head Sam Altman accused by sister of raping her, family says claim untrue
Accuser has mental health issues and refuses treatment, say other family members, as she seeks at least $75,000 in damages for alleged abuse when ChatGPT creator was a teen
By Sarah Young and Jonathan Stempel
David Sacks, CEO of Yammer, speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 15, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
December 6, 2024, 12:37 pm
Trump names former PayPal COO David Sacks as White House ‘AI and crypto czar’
Jewish South African entrepreneur part of so-called ‘PayPal Mafia’ along with Elon Musk, Peter Thiel; Trump, originally a crypto critic, embraced virtual currency during campaign
By Reuters
OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman (center) and Ilya Sutskever (right) on a panel at Tel Aviv University, June 5, 2023. (Chen Galili)
June 20, 2024, 5:51 pm
OpenAI co-founder creates a new AI startup with a research lab in Tel Aviv
Safe Superintelligence, co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, plans to open offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv to recruit top talent and hire the world’s best engineers and researchers
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: Founder and CEO of US artificial intelligence company OpenAI Sam Altman speaks at the Tel Aviv University in the eponymous Israeli city, on June 5, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
December 9, 2023, 1:03 pm
OpenAI’s Sam Altman says he was ‘totally wrong’ to call antisemitism overblown
Artificial intelligence pioneer says he was mistaken to argue that antisemitism, particularly on the left, was ‘not as bad as people claimed’
By ToI Staff
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, San Francisco, November 16, 2023. (Eric Risberg/AP)
November 22, 2023, 6:55 pm
OpenAI brings back Sam Altman as CEO, days after firing him
Shuffle at the top of company that made ChatGPT will see reinstated co-founder answer to different board of directors than panel that pushed him out
By Matt O'Brien
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
November 20, 2023, 2:05 pm
ChatGPT founder Sam Altman hired by Microsoft, days after OpenAI let him go
OpenAI board cites ‘behavior and lack of transparency’ as reason for firing CEO, appoints Emmett Shear as interim replacement
By AFP
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on artificial intelligence, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Patrick Semansky)
November 18, 2023, 2:57 am
OpenAI pushes out co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, says he wasn’t ‘consistently candid’
Board of ChatGPT-maker says it ‘no longer has confidence’ in Altman, names Mira Murati, chief technology officer, as interim CEO
By Matt O'Brien
A DALL-E illustration created by Shoshanna Solomon: A futuristic cyborg riding a wave in the middle of the sea with an Israeli flag in the background.
August 2, 2023, 8:26 pm
As AI rides global wave, troubled Israel risks missing the splash
If judicial overhaul turmoil prevents Israel from being part of AI revolution, ‘we will weep for generations;’ argues expert who led task force on national cybersecurity policy
By Shoshanna Solomon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Cybertech Israel Conference and Exhibition, in Tel Aviv, attended by thousands of leading multi-national corporates, SMB's, start-ups, private and corporate investors, venture capital firms, experts and clients. January 31, 2016. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90/File)
June 5, 2023, 10:28 pm
Israel to develop policies for AI use, Netanyahu says after talks with Musk, Altman
PM trumpets country’s potential as powerhouse, claims US leaders in field also believe Israel will become major AI player following phone calls with heads of Twitter and OpenAI
By Jeremy Sharon
OpenAI co-founders Sam Altman (center) and Ilya Sutskever (right) on a panel at Tel Aviv University, June 5, 2023. (Chen Galili)
June 5, 2023, 9:06 pm
Israel will have ‘huge role’ to play in AI revolution, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
Visiting co-founder of Microsoft-backed OpenAI says firm is examining various investment options in Israel; meets with President Herzog, speaks to high-tech leaders and students
By Sharon Wrobel
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a keynote address announcing ChatGPT integration for Bing at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, on February 7, 2023. (Jason Redmond / AFP)
May 29, 2023, 1:52 pm
OpenAI’s Sam Altman to visit Tel Aviv next week as part of worldwide AI tour
Co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence lab is expected to visit a Microsoft Israel R&D center and take part in Tel Aviv University event
By Sharon Wrobel
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