OpenAI CEO, Perplexity Give $1 Million to Trump’s Inaugural Fund
- AI companies want to make inroads with the new administration
- Meta and Amazon have also made donations to the fund
Sam Altman
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OpenAI’s top executive and AI search startup Perplexity are each donating $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund, a sign that artificial intelligence companies are trying to firm up relationships with the incoming administration.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive officer, is now planning to give $1 million to Trump from his personal funds after having previously donated to President Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign. “President Trump will lead our country into the age of AI, and I am eager to support his efforts to ensure America stays ahead,” Altman said in a statement to Bloomberg News. Fox News was first to report on the donation.