An interview with Sam Altman, Co-Founder & CEO of OpenAI
The Story
The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
Ahead of the Paris AI Action Summit, Katie and Danny are together in London for a special interview with the man who is synonymous with Artificial Intelligence - Sam Altman. He is the studio talking all things OpenAI, President Trump, Elon Musk, DeepSeek and the future of life and work.
Listen to Katie and Danny's follow-up to their interview with Sam Altman as they reflect on the conversation and Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI, which came just hours after Altman left the studio.
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