Sam Altman is using his platform to argue that the benefits of advanced AI should be matched by new policy ideas on taxation, regulation, and redistribution. The move underscores how OpenAI’s chief executive is shaping the public debate well beyond product launches.
OpenAI said on March 31, 2026 that it closed a $122 billion funding round, then used the announcement to outline a broader strategy centered on compute, enterprise growth, and a unified AI superapp.
Anthropic is widening its infrastructure push with a new compute deal that expands access to Google Cloud TPUs and Broadcom-backed capacity. The move reflects how quickly demand for frontier AI models is translating into massive, long-term bets on chips, power, and data-center buildouts.
