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“Wed like to work with China,' said Altman toSky Newswhile at the Paris AI Action Summit.

In reference to working with China, Altman said, “should we try as hard as we can?

Dario Amodei, chief executive officer of Anthropic, during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee.

I think thats really important.”

NVIDIA’s market cap plummeted $600 billion after the release of DeepSeek’s R1 model.

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Is OpenAI available in China?

At the moment, OpenAI’s API services are available in over 180 countries or territories.

China is not among those approved markets and there are potential penalties for bypassing OpenAI’s restrictions.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group.

The US government has restrictions that affect how tech giants can work with China.

Is OpenAI for sale?

Billionaire Elon Musk recently made a$97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI.

Satya Nadella contemplating during the annual Microsoft shareholders meeting.

While the bid was backed by multiple investors, it was shot down by OpenAI’s Altman rather quickly.

Altman has also clarified that OpenAI is not for sale.

Musk helped co-found OpenAI but left the company years ago.

Open AI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a talk session with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at an event titled "Transforming Business through AI" in Tokyo, Japan, on February 03, 2025.

He and Altman have what at best could be called a rivalry.

Many would describe the state of the Musk-Altman relationship as an enmity.

Musk has accused Altman and OpenAI ofbetraying the company’s founding principles.

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OpenAI was on the verge of bankruptcylast year and isunder pressure to evolve into a for-profit company.

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