Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister
Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam AltmanThe boss of the firm behind ChatGPT and the UK technology secretary discussed a multibillion-pound deal to give the entire country premium access to the AI tool, the Guardian has...
<p>Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman</p><p>The boss of the firm behind <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/chatgpt">ChatGPT</a> and the UK technology secretary discussed a multibillion-pound deal to give the entire country premium access to the AI tool, the Guardian has learned.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/may/21/every-person-that-clashed-with-him-has-left-the-rise-fall-and-spectacular-comeback-of-sam-altman">Sam Altman</a>, a co-founder of OpenAI, talked to Peter Kyle about a potential agreement to give UK residents access to its advanced product.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/23/uk-minister-peter-kyle-chatgpt-plus-openai-sam-altman">Continue reading...</a>
Read the full article at:
The Guardian World →