The whirlwind 72 hours of rival AI announcements

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AI executives Alexandr Wang, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei are pictured.
Alexandr Wang, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei lead three of the leading AI labs. All released new products and features this week.

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Sam Altman said everyone at Sun Valley wants to know how to make AI cheaper

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, arrives at the the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference at the Sun Valley Lodge on July 7, 2026 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said there was one topic in the spotlight at Sun Valley: AI costs.

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Top OpenAI executive Fidji Simo is stepping down

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OpenAI CEO of applications Fidji Simo
Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of applications.

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OpenAI is making its biggest play for the office

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI 'will reshape the material conditions of human life'

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Sam Altman speaks to reporters at the US Capitol
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed a US-led organization that would set the standards for global AI development.

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Dario Amodei on why he left Sam Altman and OpenAI: 'Why argue with someone' when you 'don't trust them'

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Dario Amodei talks to Bloomberg's Emily Chang
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said the public will have a say on who comes out ahead in his company's rivalry with OpenAI.

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Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman are attending the same CEO lunch today

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is attending a CEO lunch at G7 along with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Google Deepmind's Demis Hassabis on Wednesday.

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OpenAI says it's 'committed to learning' as a coalition of states investigates ChatGPT's impact on young users

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Sam Altman
A group of state attorneys general is investigating OpenAI.

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AI leaders are shifting how they talk about AI's job impact after sparking fears of a white-collar wipeout

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he no longer thinks there will be a "jobs apocalypse."

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Why AI token prices are about to plummet

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shows off the company's Blackwell system on stage.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang shows off the company's Blackwell system on stage.

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