OpenAI considered partnering with China and Russia, cozying up to Kanye West — leading to Amodei split: report

OpenAI leadership reportedly considered proposals to sell future AI tools to Russia and China and give Kanye West early access to an unreleased model, alarming senior employees. The reported discussions raise governance, reputational, and potential export-control risks for OpenAI, though the article does not indicate that the proposals were implemented.