AI, Sam Altman and DeepSeek

Sam Altman’s Answer to DeepSeek Is Giving Away OpenAI’s Tech
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said he believes his company should consider giving away its AI models, a potentially seismic strategy shift in the same week China’s DeepSeek has upended the artificial-intelligence industry.
Sam Altman says OpenAI will embrace two new AI approaches, one from DeepSeek and another from Meta
During a Reddit AMA on Friday, Altman said OpenAI has "been on the wrong side of history" when it comes to keeping model weights confidential.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits the heyday of ChatGPT is over
OpeniAI CEO Sam Altman admitted the company's goals have shifted in the wake of DeepSeek staking its claim to the AI industry in a recent Reddit AMA.
Sam Altman Praises DeepSeek R1 and Promises More From OpenAI
OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman welcomed the debut of DeepSeek’s R1 model in a post on X late on Monday.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Asia trip could be a rush to counter DeepSeek
Altman, who is on a whirlwind tour of several countries, including Germany, Japan, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, is likely to land in India late on Tuesday night
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responds to DeepSeek hype
After the Chinese startup DeepSeek surprised everyone with its AI reasoning model, OpenAI's CEO responded to that hype.
DeepSeek threat: After South Korea, OpenAI chief Sam Altman to turn to India next?
Altman’s visit comes at a critical time for OpenAI, as the company’s dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) is being challenged by Chinese competitor DeepSeek.
OpenAI's Altman Meets With India IT Minister to Discuss Country's AI Plans
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a press conference with Kakao CEO Chung Shina to announce partnerships on AI services, in Seoul, South Korea, February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman met with India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday and discussed India's plan of creating a low-cost AI ecosystem.
India now OpenAI's second largest market, Altman says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday said India is now OpenAI’s second-largest market by number of users, which have tripled in the past year. Altman met with India's IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and discussed India's plan of creating a low-cost AI ecosystem.
From Tokyo to Delhi: OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman woos Indian market in AI push
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has declared India the company’s most critical international market. Altman’s statement came after a year that saw OpenAI’s user base in India triple, marking the end of a multi-day tour of Asia that included stops in Tokyo and Delhi.
Once dismissive of cheaper AI from India, Altman now says it can lead a revolution
Some may see it as a sobering effect of the onslaught of China's cost-belting DeepSeek in the global world of AI, but OpenAI founder Sam Altman - who just a year and a half ago dubbed India's ambitions of building foundation AI models with limited budget as a "hopeless" pursuit - now believes the country can be "one of the leaders" in
Sam Altman Speaks Out on China's DeepSeek AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that it was "invigorating" to have new competition in the AI industry with DeepSeek's emergence.
Sam Altman says OpenAI will speed up new releases in response to 'invigorating' competition from DeepSeek
Sam Altman hailed the Chinese firm's low-cost AI model as "impressive" and said OpenAI would accelerate the release of ...
China's DeepSeek 'divides' OpenAI: I personally think we have been on the wrong... ChatGPT maker CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman admitted that the company has been too secretive about its AI technology. While he supports greater ...
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman concedes to China’s DeepSeek in candid AMA with team members
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, has admitted his company has a problem. In a Reddit AMA on Friday, Sam said OpenAI may have been ...
ChatGPT Founder Sam Altman is ‘impressed’ by DeepSeek, hints at new releases by OpenAI
Sam Altman called DeepSeek’s R1 reasoning model impressive and claimed that OpenAI will deliver better models than the ...
DeepSeek’s CEO came out of nowhere to challenge Jensen Huang and Sam Altman. The overnight success is powered by Gen Z new hires
Liang Wenfeng hires young people and bookworms for his engineering team. He says: "Experience is not that important." ...
Altman says India could emerge as a potent force in Artificial Intelligence
New Delhi: Two years after his dismissive stance on India’s AI potential raised eyebrows here, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on ...
Finance Ministry bans use of ChatGPT, DeepSeek for official purposes. Here’s why
The finance ministry has advised employees against using AI tools like ChatGPT and DeepSeek for official work due to ...