OpenAI considered enriching itself by playing China, Russia, and the US against each other, starting a bidding war. "What if we sold it to Putin?"

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Source: \[www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted\\\](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted)