Foundering: The OpenAI Story is a narrative podcast that examines the rise of Sam Altman, from the time he was a 19-year-old startup founder, then the head of Y Combinator, and now the billionaire king of this AI boom.
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Episode Transcript
He was a small in stature, you know, I think
maybe in cargo shorts or I mean, he looked like
he could have still been in high school. But if
you'd shut your eyes and we're just listening to him.
His command of materials, a build bit, communicatment engage was
on par with anyone you know I had met with
over the course of my tech career.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
The way people tell it, Sam Altman has always been
destined for greatness.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
I've personally seen Sam resolve a one hundred million dollar
issue in a thirty minute phone call. Fifteen minute phone call.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
He's a young Bill Gates, a baby Steve Jobs. Then
Sam came within grasp of real power by being one
of the founders of open Ai. He went against Elon Musk.
Speaker 1 (00:44):
I am the reason Open Eye exists.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
And one Elon reacts by trying to win at all
costs and whatever whatever scorched earth may arise from that.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
Sam became the leader of the most exciting company in
the tech industry. He testified in front of Congress.
Speaker 5 (01:02):
My worst fears are that we cause significant harm to
the world. I think if this technology goes wrong, it
can go quite wrong.
Speaker 2 (01:10):
It would be a future shaped by him and his
company's invention until breaking news, Sam Altman is out as
CEO of Open Ai.
Speaker 3 (01:20):
This is a stunner.
Speaker 2 (01:21):
I'm your host, Ellen Hewitt. In this season of Foundering
will take you inside Open Ai. It's a story of feuds, betrayals, billionaires,
and maybe the extinction of humanity. And it's also the
story of Sam Altman, the most Silicon valley man alive.
Speaker 3 (01:39):
I heard someone describe him as the Michael Jordan of listening.
Speaker 2 (01:43):
Maybe our future AI overlord. But he's also been dogged
by rumors of being duplicitous.
Speaker 4 (01:49):
It feels embarrassing to be related to him.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
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Host
David Papadopoulos
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