On May 1, 2026, Wired published an investigative report exposing a secretive propaganda campaign orchestrated by OpenAI to frame taxpayer subsidies as a national security priority in an AI race against China.

In November 2024, OpenAI published a document titled "OpenAI's infrastructure blueprint for the US" to justify its data center buildout and spending, invoking Russia and China as geopolitical rivals.

Critics within OpenAI alleged that a plot was entertained at the highest levels of the company to sell the next generation of AGI to the highest international bidder, pitting countries like China, Russia, and the United States against each other.

On February 27th, 2026, OpenAI published a press release announcing a $110 billion funding round.

Earlier in the week of April 1st, 2026, OpenAI sent a letter to California and Delaware asking for an investigation into Elon Musk's anti-competitive behavior.