OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has made a bold prediction regarding the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI), suggesting it will occur during Donald Trump’s presidency. What Happened: In an interview with Bloomberg, Altman said that while he doesn't support everything Trump says or thinks, "I do support the United States of America."

Opinions and thoughts are the author’s own and not those of AFROTECH™. Overhyped tech sectors of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence have seen a recent resurgence in the past year. Most of AI’s rise can be attributed to the hype and fear that surrounds its use.

Tech giant Google is the latest company to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump ’s inaugural fund, following in the footsteps of other major corporations such as Amazon, Meta, Uber and OpenAI. The company donated to Trump’s inaugural fund on Monday, according to CNBC.

Nearly a week after a chilling New Year’s Day attack outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, the police have revealed that the attacker used generative AI tools, including ChatGPT to plan the blast.

Microsoft said on Thursday that it is making a $1 million donation to the inauguration fund of President-elect Donald Trump. TakeAway Points: Microsoft has contributed $500,000 for President-elect Donald Trump’s first term and is now contributing $1 million to his inauguration fund.

What’s at stake: The hurry before the president-elect’s inauguration on January 20 underscores the EU’s insecurity over his potential actions when he returns to the White House, following his recent threats. These include refusing to rule out taking Greenland by force and suggesting Canada and the Panama Canal should become part of the US.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is open to meeting President-elect Donald Trump at his resort but hasn't received an invitation yet. Other notable tech leader

But 2025 will be a dark, dark year. When New Year fireworks lit up the skies in Western nations, the skies in Gaza were being lit up by bombs, supplied by the West, including the US, Germany and the UK.

OpenAI says it has cut off API access to an engineer whose video of a motorized sentry gun controlled by ChatGPT-powered commands has set off a viral firestorm of concerns about AI-powered weapons.

Trump’s inauguration has raised a record $170 million, but events are at capacity, which means some who donated more than $1 million have been placed on wait lists. Others, meanwhile, are donating millions without expecting anything in return, like access to the swearing-in ceremony or private dinners.