Sam Altman has been pitching US electric utilities on OpenAI’s Daybreak programme for grid cyber defence, in meetings with Duke, Exelon, Southern Company and NextEra since July.

Sam Altman discussed grid security with power utilities, boosting OpenAI's market outlook. Valuation at $2.5T by December priced at 7% YES.

The conversations took place amid a continuing series of revelations about OpenAI's own products' role in a sprawling cyberattack.