OpenAI Leaders Weigh Global Power Play, Sparking Staff Alarm

A New Yorker investigation portrays OpenAI leaders, including Sam Altman and Greg Brockman, proposing a geopolitical plan to pit major powers against each other to profit from AI; staff deemed the idea insane and it was dropped after internal dissent. The piece also details Altman’s alleged attempts to influence U.S. officials by citing China’s supposed AGI efforts to secure billions in government funding, painting himself as a pivotal figure in the AI race.