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Mentioned in 54 episodes
Empire of AI
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Mentioned in 54 episodes
Recommended by ![undefined]()

to understand Scale AI's business model and how AI models are trained.

Paul Roetzer

356 snips
#155: The New Jobs AI Will Create, Amazon CEO: AI Will Cut Jobs, Your Brain on ChatGPT, Possible OpenAI-Microsoft Breakup & Veo 3 IP Issues
Mentioned by ![undefined]()

when referencing the opening chapter of Karen How's book regarding Sam Altman being fired.

Paul Roetzer

333 snips
#152: ChatGPT Connectors, AI-Human Relationships, New AI Job Data, OpenAI Court-Ordered to Keep ChatGPT Logs & WPP’s Large Marketing Model
Mentioned by ![undefined]()

, who listens to the audiobook version, but intends to buy the physical book to copy key excerpts.

Paul Roetzer

201 snips
#156: AI Answers - Data Privacy, AI Roadmaps, Regulated Industries, Selling AI to the C-Suite & Change Management
Mentioned by 

as one of two books about Sam Altman and OpenAI, focusing on the power dynamics and ethical implications of AI development.


Kara Swisher

188 snips
Sam Altman, OpenAI and the Future of Artificial (General) Intelligence
Mentioned by 

, this book explores the internal dynamics of OpenAI and its shift from a non-profit to a corporate entity.


Mike Kaput

165 snips
#149: Google I/O, Claude 4, White Collar Jobs Automated in 5 Years, Jony Ive Joins OpenAI, and AI’s Impact on the Environment
Mentioned by 

as an important new book that tells the inside story of OpenAI.


Demetri Kofinas

129 snips
Empire of AI: Inside OpenAI’s Race to Conquer the Future | Karen Hao
Recommended by ![undefined]()

as a fantastic book that digs into OpenAI and Sam Altman's influence on the tech industry.

Paris Marx

128 snips
We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale w/ Karen Hao
Mentioned by 

in relation to the OpenAI Files website, which pulls from several sources including Karen Hao's book.


Gavin Purcell

107 snips
OpenAI's GPT-5 Hype Train, Midjourney Video is Great & More HUGE AI News
Mentioned as the featured guest's new book, which debunks myths surrounding AI.

102 snips
Downstream: Exposing The True Costs of AI w/ Karen Hao
Recommended by 

as a tour de force of reporting, delving deep into OpenAI.


Kaiser Kuo

92 snips
Adam Tooze Climbs the China Learning Curve
Mentioned by 

as the book that tells the story of OpenAI and the arms race surrounding large language models.


Ed Zitron

91 snips
Empires of AI With Karen Hao
Mentioned by Henry Trix as an unauthorized biography of Sam Altman.

83 snips
I’d like not to thank the academy: graduates’ fortunes slip
Angepriesen von 

als eine umfassende Studie, die mit vielen Personen innerhalb und außerhalb von OpenAI geführt wurde.


Wolfgang M. Schmitt

80 snips
Katholische Mode, Gaza & Epstein, Fabian Köster, Thiels Antichrist, Fetisch Identität, Wirtschaft und Migration
Mentioned by ![undefined]()

, referencing the water and energy use chapter.

Bruce Holsinger

61 snips
When AI F*s Up, Who’s to Blame? With Bruce Holsinger
Mentioned by Henry Trix, it paints Sam Altman as a Promethean figure.

51 snips
I’d like not to thank the academy: graduates’ fortunes slip
Mentioned by 

in relation to Meta restricting compute resources at Open AI.


Ed Zitron

46 snips
Betting on AI: The Delusion Driving Big Tech
Recommended by ![undefined]()

for its detailed examples and insights into the development of AI, particularly OpenAI, and its key figures.

Michelle Yi

45 snips
915: How to Jailbreak LLMs (and How to Prevent It), with Michelle Yi
Erwähnt, wie KI-Konzerne sich die digitale und analoge Welt einverleiben und Altman immer mächtiger wird.

42 snips
Labubu, Alaska-Firlefanz, negative net migration, Salon-Hinweise
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als lesenswertes Buch, das die Geschichte von Sam Altman und OpenAI aufklärt.

Felix Zeltner

40 snips
KI - ein Hype mit Substanz (mit Felix Zeltner)
Authored by 

, it tells the inside story of OpenAI.


Karen Hao

39 snips
TBD | Inside OpenAI's Empire