The Fight Over the Future of OpenAI w/ Mike Isaac
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Paris Marx is joined by Mike Isaac to discuss the drama around Sam Altman being temporarily removed from OpenAI, what it means for the future of the company, and how Microsoft benefits from its partnership with the company. Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times. He’s also the author of Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon. The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry. Also mentioned in this episode: Mike summarized the OpenAI-Sam Altman affair with his colleagues in the New York Times. He's been reporting on it since it began.Paris wrote about the Sam Altman-Microsoft relationship in Disconnect.Semafor reported that in 2018, Elon Musk tried to take over OpenAI but was pushed out instead.Forbes reporter Sarah Emerson went through Emmett Shear’s old tweets — and yikes.Support the show
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