All posts tagged: OpenAI

Crisis at OpenAI — now they’re changing strategy

April 2, 2026
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on April 2nd, 2026. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. With ChatGPT, OpenAI launched the biggest tech trend in a decade. It looked unbeatable. But now CEO Sam Altman’s operation is shaking. What is happening inside the world’s leading AI company? It is an unusual gathering of powerful figures standing in a row in the […]

Are they facing their ‘iPhone moment’?

October 9, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 9th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. With competitors closing in fast, OpenAI is borrowing its new strategy from Steve Jobs. Now apps are coming to the chatbots. Could it be as big a success as the iPhone? The video clip has become legendary. Steve Ballmer, then CEO of Microsoft, is asked […]

Nvidia’s creative scheme has a whiff of dot-com

September 23, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 23rd, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The world’s highest valued listed company — Nvidia — has an unusual problem. Its biggest customers are buying too much. But the company’s solution is making alarm bells ring. When Jensen Huang meets his shareholders, it is hard to imagine anything other than nothing but […]

The billion-dollar deal could mean two things

May 21, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 21st, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The world’s hottest AI company is recruiting the man who designed the iPhone. Price tag: 62 billion kronor. SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery answers three questions about what the deal means. OpenAI has acquired a startup company founded by Apple’s former chief design officer, Jonathan […]

The utopia could give way to plain capitalism

May 6, 2025
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 6th, 2025. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI is forced to abandon its plan to convert to a commercial company. But more interesting is one sentence where the company’s view on the future of AI appears to have taken an entirely new direction. Elon Musk, modest as ever, explains his relationship to […]

Musk’s new path to power reeks of desperation

March 4, 2024
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on March 4th, 2024. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI is being sued by co-founder Elon Musk. He claims to want to preserve the company’s original non-profit ambitions. But Musk has other reasons to want to slow down what has now become his competitor. The complexity of the case is revealed immediately in the […]

The risk he took has now exploded

November 20, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 20th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The drama around Sam Altman and OpenAI has clearly shaken Microsoft. Now CEO Satya Nadella is taking AI development into his own hands. Our current era of AI development can be traced back to a single decision made around four years ago. It was not […]

Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI: Who controls AI now?

November 18, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 18th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. AI development’s leading spokesperson, Sam Altman, has been fired as CEO of OpenAI. Just hours earlier, he was on stage in front of both the US and Chinese presidents. The aftershocks have only just begun. If you get into a car in the northern part […]

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Store borrows Apple’s playbook

November 7, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 7th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI has borrowed the strategy of Silicon Valley’s most successful company. Now they want to become the app store of the AI era. It is called “Cerebral Valley” these days — something like Brain Valley or the Intellectual Valley. The small hipster neighbourhood in San […]

OpenAI’s Sam Altman is on a well-choreographed charm offensive

May 26, 2023
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 26th, 2023. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is on a charm offensive among politicians and journalists. He says he wants AI development regulated to avoid a future crisis. But his motives may not be entirely noble. Neat tie, dark blue suit, Sam Altman settled in front of the […]