The Fight Over the Future of OpenAI w/ Mike Isaac
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The Fight Over the Future of OpenAI
Mike Isaac
Notes
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.
Guest
Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times. He’s also the author of Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.
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Links
- 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.