Golden Finance reported that people familiar with the matter revealed that before officially taking office as president, Trump had a long conversation with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to discuss the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and the need to develop this technology in the United States. . During Friday’s conversation, Trump was particularly keen to promote AI in the United States rather than allowing it to develop in other countries, and discussed what this might mean for job creation and public confidence during his administration. After being formally sworn in on Monday, Trump quickly began touting the importance of AI. He announced a joint plan on Tuesday to invest billions in U.S. AI infrastructure in partnership with OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank. It’s worth noting that OpenAI’s involvement is particularly noteworthy because Altman is engaged in a fierce legal battle with Musk. Musk is an adviser to Trump and one of the main financial backers of his 2024 campaign, and he is also a co-founder of OpenAI as a non-profit in 2015.