OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, is showing close ties with the Trump administration immediately after President Donald Trump's inauguration. Following the announcement of a large-scale investment plan and the development of AI work assistant tools for U.S. government agencies, they have established a partnership to enable the U.S. National Laboratories to utilize the latest AI technologies.
On the 30th (local time), OpenAI held an event in Washington, D.C., to discuss the economic impact and utilization strategies of AI (Building to Win: AI Economics) and announced its cooperation with the U.S. National Laboratories. OpenAI stated that the U.S. National Laboratories would use its latest artificial intelligence models for scientific research and nuclear security.
As a result, up to 15,000 scientists working at the National Laboratories will be able to use OpenAI's reasoning model, 'o1'. OpenAI also explained that in collaboration with major investor Microsoft (MS), it plans to install one of its models on the supercomputer Venado at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Scientists will utilize OpenAI's AI technology for enhancing cybersecurity to protect the U.S. power grid, researching new approaches for disease treatment and prevention, and solving complex problems in mathematics and physics. OpenAI noted that their work will also include nuclear security tasks aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear war and safely securing nuclear materials and weapons worldwide.
The announcement came after the announcement on the 28th about the creation of an AI work assistant tool for U.S. government agencies, 'ChatGPT Gov.' ChatGPT Gov is a customized version of the existing chatbot ChatGPT, allowing each government agency easier and simpler access to OpenAI's cutting-edge AI models. Additionally, if government agencies use this tool through self-hosting, they can more easily manage cybersecurity, privacy protection, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Earlier, on the 21st, the day after President Trump's inauguration, they announced the 'Stargate' investment plan to build AI data centers and more in the U.S. with investments of up to $500 billion in collaboration with software company Oracle and Japan's SoftBank.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attended President Trump's inauguration on the 20th and donated $1 million to the inauguration fund. CEO Altman recently stated on his X (formerly Twitter), 'Recently, my view of Trump has changed significantly as I watch him more cautiously. He will have an amazing impact on this country in many ways.'