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OpenAI execs donate millions to Trump campaigns, sparking boycott calls

OpenAI president Greg Brockman and CEO Sam Altman have made significant political donations, with Brockman being the largest donor to Trump's Super PAC, MAGA Inc., contributing $25 million. Altman also donated $1 million to Trump's 2025 Inaugural Fund. This news has prompted calls for users to boycott ChatGPT and cancel subscriptions, with an initiative called QuitGPT aiming to pressure companies to cease using OpenAI technology. AI

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OpenAI execs donate millions to Trump campaigns, sparking boycott calls

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    # QuitGPT : http:// quitgpt.org OpenAI president Greg Brockman was Trump's Super PAC's largest donor in their latest year-end report. He and his wife donated $2

    # QuitGPT : http:// quitgpt.org OpenAI president Greg Brockman was Trump's Super PAC's largest donor in their latest year-end report. He and his wife donated $25 million to MAGA Inc last year, and CEO Sam Altman donated $1M to Trump's 2025 Inaugural Fund. ICE uses OpenAI technolo…