A profile of Sam Altman, whose social-minded capitalism may make him the ideal CEO for OpenAI as some say he's too commercially minded to lead a tech revolution
The CEO behind ChatGPT navigates the line between developing artificial intelligence on the cutting edge and pushing technology to dystopia
Wall Street Journal
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@sarahnemerson
Sarah Emerson
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oh wow, people are always saying this about me too https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@dseetharaman
Deepa Seetharaman
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“His goal, he said, is to forge a new world order in which machines free people to pursue more creative work. In his vision, universal basic income—the concept of a cash stipend for everyone, no strings attached—helps compensate for jobs replaced by AI.” https://www.wsj.com/...
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@gregbensinger
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“AI is potentially dangerous and should be handled only with deliberate care and caution” Also: “Here's a free version that everyone can use to their heart's content” https://www.wsj.com/...
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@cityofthetown
Tom Dotan
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So many contradictions around OpenAI's chief Sam Altman, who's leading the AI revolution, protecting us from it, trying to preserve humanity but also hasn't done a basic human thing like go to a grocery store in 5 years. by @berber_jin1 @keachhagey https://www.wsj.com/...
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@trippmickle
Tripp Mickle
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“Why is he working on something that won't make him richer? One answer is that lots of people do that once they have enough money, which Sam probably does. The other is that he likes power.” so many gold coins in this Sam Altman profile from @CadeMetz https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@sheeraf
Sheera Frenkel
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The profile @CadeMetz has written on Sam Altman is masterful, and has so many gems like this. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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Anthony DeRosa
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Why would @sama repeatedly proclaim how worried he is about the product he is building and selling? It's good marketing. Scaring off customers isn't a concern when what you're selling is the fearsome power that your service promises. https://www.latimes.com/...
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@seyitaylor
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agreed that @sama is maybe weird but I promise you that there's nothing inherently human about going to a grocery store and we need to stop acting like there is. https://twitter.com/...
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@berber_jin1
Berber Jin
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our profile on sam altman, who fears the dystopian potential of AI but has done more than anyone else to develop it on the way, he fended off elon musk, who called a young researcher a “jackass” at an all-hands before leaving OpenAI w/ @keachhagey https://www.wsj.com/...