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The Ben and Emil Show

PP 23: Open AI Drama Explained

Nov 22, 2023
01:04:33

The tech world was thrown into disarray last week when its golden boy Sam Altman was abruptly fired from OpenAI. What proceeded over the next several days was pure drama, finger pointing, and speculation, with billions of dollars and years of research at stake. The reasons why he was fired are still not known, but they're much more terrifying than you might think.


UPDATE: As of today, Sam has been fully reinstated at OpenAI.

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