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Peter Kafka

@pkafka
742 posts
2026-04-07
On the one hand, the New Yorker profile of Sam Altman does a good of spelling out that many people who have worked with him do not trust him. On the other hand, there have been some clues. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... [image]
2026-04-07 View on X
OpenAI

OpenAI announces a Safety Fellowship program for external researchers, engineers, and practitioners to study the safety and alignment of advanced AI systems

A pilot program to support independent safety and alignment research and develop the next generation of talent

On the one hand, the New Yorker profile of Sam Altman does a good of spelling out that many people who have worked with him do not trust him. On the other hand, there have been some clues. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... [image]
2026-04-07 View on X
New Yorker

Interviews with Sam Altman and 100+ people on if he can be trusted amid allegations of consistent lying and more: some defend him as others call him a sociopath

Slack messages and H.R. documents, some photographed on a cellphone to avoid detection on company devices.  One memo begins with a list: “Sam exhibits a consistent pattern of...” T...

2026-04-06
On the one hand, the New Yorker profile of Sam Altman does a good of spelling out that many people who have worked with him do not trust him. On the other hand, there have been some clues. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... [image]
2026-04-06 View on X
New Yorker

Interviews with Sam Altman and 100+ people on if he can be trusted amid allegations of consistent lying and more: some defend him as others call him a sociopath

New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

Meanwhile OpenAI PR responds to a piece from the Information reporting that Altman and CFO Sarah Friar are feuding, and has a separate response to the New Yorker. (Busy day!) [image]
2026-04-06 View on X
The Information

Sources: Sam Altman has excluded OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar from some key financial meetings; Friar began reporting to Fidji Simo, instead of Altman, in August 2025

Sam Altman has committed OpenAI to spend $600 billion in the next five years and privately said he wants to go public as soon …

2026-04-03
Like the CBS/Bari Weiss/Free Press deal, this is one traditional media companies would love to make but could never pencil out. The way you make it work is by not caring about what it costs, because you're one of the richest people in the world.
2026-04-03 View on X
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN; Fidji Simo says the move aims to “help create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes AI creates”

TBPN staff will help with marketing and communications at OpenAI but keep their editorial independence, the ChatGPT parent says

People keep telling me the OpenAi/TBPN deal is crazy and makes no sense and I think they're overthinking it. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
2026-04-03 View on X
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN; Fidji Simo says the move aims to “help create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes AI creates”

TBPN staff will help with marketing and communications at OpenAI but keep their editorial independence, the ChatGPT parent says

2026-04-02
Like the CBS/Bari Weiss/Free Press deal, this is one traditional media companies would love to make but could never pencil out. The way you make it work is by not caring about what it costs, because you're one of the richest people in the world.
2026-04-02 View on X
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN; Fidji Simo says the move aims to “help create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes AI creates”

TBPN staff will help with marketing and communications at OpenAI but keep their editorial independence, the ChatGPT parent says

People keep telling me the OpenAi/TBPN deal is crazy and makes no sense and I think they're overthinking it. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
2026-04-02 View on X
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI acquires tech news show TBPN; Fidji Simo says the move aims to “help create a space for a real, constructive conversation about the changes AI creates”

TBPN staff will help with marketing and communications at OpenAI but keep their editorial independence, the ChatGPT parent says

2026-03-26
Periodic reminder that Twitter has one owner and one CEO and one head of product and they are all the same person. New from me: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
2026-03-26 View on X
TechCrunch

Elon Musk says X will “pause” new creator monetization rules that would base payouts on engagement from a user's local audience, after criticism from creators

2026-03-25
Periodic reminder that Twitter has one owner and one CEO and one head of product and they are all the same person. New from me: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
2026-03-25 View on X
TechCrunch

Elon Musk says X will “pause” new creator monetization rules that would base payouts on engagement from a user's local audience, after criticism from creators

Social media platform X swiftly backtracked on its announcement regarding new rules for creator monetization …

2026-03-02
Two months ago Trump said it was “imperative” that CNN get new owners. But Netflix boss Ted Sarandos says Trump's statement (or anything else he said in public) had nothing to do with Netflix backing away from its Warners bid. https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... [image]
2026-03-02 View on X
Bloomberg

Q&A with Ted Sarandos on the scenario planning Netflix did before Paramount's final WBD bid, how Paramount's deal closing could lead to cuts of $16B+, and more

When Netflix Inc. dropped out of the bidding for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. on Feb. 26, the news came as a surprise to many in Hollywood.

2026-03-01
The Trump administration argument is: “these crazy woke peaceniks hate America and are also stupid” and this is a pretty good retort to that argument.
2026-03-01 View on X
Anthropic

Anthropic says it'll challenge “any supply chain risk designation in court” and that the designation would only affect contractors' use of Claude on DOD work

Anthropic to challenge supply chain risk designation in courtJack Nicastro /Reason:Anthropic Labeled a Supply Chain Risk, Banned from Federal Government ContractsMatteo Wong /The A...

The Trump administration argument is: “these crazy woke peaceniks hate America and are also stupid” and this is a pretty good retort to that argument.
2026-03-01 View on X
OpenAI

OpenAI says its DOD agreement upholds its redlines and “has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's”

We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's.

The Trump administration argument is: “these crazy woke peaceniks hate America and are also stupid” and this is a pretty good retort to that argument.
2026-03-01 View on X
The Atlantic

Source describes the failed Pentagon-Anthropic talks: through the end, the Pentagon wanted to use Anthropic's AI to analyze bulk data collected about Americans

Right up until the moment that Pete Hegseth moved to terminate the government's relationship with the AI company Anthropic …

2026-02-28
The Trump administration argument is: “these crazy woke peaceniks hate America and are also stupid” and this is a pretty good retort to that argument.
2026-02-28 View on X
@secwar

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directs the DOD to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk, barring military contractors from doing business with the company

This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal as well as a textbook case of how not to do business with the United States Government or the Pentagon. Our ...

The Trump administration argument is: “these crazy woke peaceniks hate America and are also stupid” and this is a pretty good retort to that argument.
2026-02-28 View on X
CNBC

Claude hit #2 on Apple's US App Store, hours after the DOD designated Anthropic a supply chain risk; it bounced between #20 and #50 for much of February

Anthropic's Claude artificial intelligence assistant app jumped to the No. 2 slot on Apple's chart of top U.S. free apps late on Friday …

The Trump administration argument is: “these crazy woke peaceniks hate America and are also stupid” and this is a pretty good retort to that argument.
2026-02-28 View on X
Anthropic

Anthropic says it'll challenge “any supply chain risk designation in court” and that the designation would only affect contractors' use of Claude on DOD work

Earlier today, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared on X that he is directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply chain risk.

Reminder: In December Paramount was going to use $24 billion from 3 gulf states to finance its WBD deal: $10b from Saudi, $7b each from Abu Dhabi and Qatar. I've asked Paramount if they are still using that money in this deal. No answer.
2026-02-28 View on X
The Hollywood Reporter

Paramount agrees to acquire WBD, paying $31 per share in cash, giving WBD an enterprise value of $110B; Paramount paid a $2.8B breakup fee to Netflix

Netflix backed away from its $87.2 billion deal on Thursday. … The two companies formally unveiled the deal Friday after Netflix formally bowed …

2026-02-27
Netflix execs used to tell me they were delighted when competitors merged, because integrations etc kept them stuck in place for years.
2026-02-27 View on X
CNBC

Netflix walks away from a deal to buy WBD's studio and streaming assets after WBD deemed Paramount's $31/share bid to be superior; NFLX jumps 8%+

Netflix is walking away from a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming assets after the WBD board on Thursday deemed …

2026-02-10
Buzzy tech CEOs: Ads are gross. Certainly we can do better. Buzzy tech CEOs, a few years later: The thing about ads is that they're great. Welcome to the ChatGPT ads era: https://www.businessinsider.com/ ...
2026-02-10 View on X
OpenAI

OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT in the US for logged-in adult users on its Free and Go tiers, and says that the ads “do not influence” ChatGPT's answers

Ads that support free access and don't change ChatGPT answers.  —  Today, we're beginning to test ads in ChatGPT in the U.S …