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Sam Altman the kingmaker in too-big-to-fail AI era

ANALYSIS: More than ever, vying for a slice of AI-related investment means being invited to the head table.

Sam Altman.

Until recently, most would agree that Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang was the most influential and visionary figure at the centre of AI. But, in the fast-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, the title kingmaker has now been bestowed upon another. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI –

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