Sam Altman, the director general of Openai, spent in the past few months Contrant the Trump administration, attending its inauguration and launch of a data center project that President Trump mentioned in the address of Tuesday at the Congress.
Certain conservative criticisms of Mr. Altman, however, have sought in recent weeks to highlight his past links with the Democrats. Mr. Altman had been a long -standing democratic donor, but he had moved away from important political gifts as his profile grew, and especially since his brief evidence as Openai Director in late 2023.
Now, an invitation to collect funds obtained by the New York Times shows that Mr. Altman returns to the political collection of fundraising, at least for an afternoon. He should organize a fundraising in San Francisco this month for Senator Mark Warner, a democrat with re-election in 2026 in Virginia.
The event is the first collector of political funds housed in Altman since the 2022 cycle. It was roughly when Mr. Altman was looking for if there could be a viable democratic primary challenge to President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Mr. Altman made a few small contributions to cycle 2024, including the Republicans. He personally gave $ 1 million to the Trump’s inaugural committee.
The event seems to focus on artificial intelligence: Mr. Warner is one of the most influential senators on technology and AI policy, and He said He has “a lot of respect for Sam”. Mr. Altman and Mr. Warner have a longtime friendship.
Tickets for lunch on March 20 range from $ 1,000 to $ 22,000. The other three hosts are Chris Lehane, Mr. Altman’s best political adviser and two Democratic lobbyists, Matt Tanielian and Josh Ackil.