White House upset with Sam Altman's OpenAI over hiring of 'supreme village idiot'

Trump administration officials say OpenAI jeopardised its White House standing by hiring Dean Ball as head of strategic futures. Officials dispute Ball's claim that he was the primary drafter of America's AI Action Plan, calling him a mid-level analyst without clearance. The row escalated after Ball's post on Chinese o

Ball infuriated Trump AI officials last month after claiming that the White House should create “regulatory risk” -- or new rules imposing consequences on US firms -- to discourage use of Chinese AI models.