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H.B.R. presents. Hi there. I'm Azimazar and you're listening to the first episode in season 5 of the exponential view podcast.

This is a place where every week I come together with a brilliant mind to discuss the forces that are shaping our near future.

For those of you new to this podcast, let me introduce myself.

I'm a serial founder, an investor in tech and sustainability start-ups and an advisor to some amazing companies.

I am fascinated by the effects of exponential technologies

on our society, politics and business. Now I profoundly believe that if we're to enjoy

the benefits of these technologies and to mitigate their worst effects,

conversations like the one you're about to hear are key.

This clear, respectful and thoughtful communication does become the bedrock for our civilization.

Put simply, technology is too important to be left to technologists.

The impact it has on society is pretty wide-ranging.

Broad conversations will help. And if you want more than this

podcast please do find my newsletter at exponential view. C. Today I'm thrilled to be

kicking off this season with an entrepreneur investor a thinker who was truly of the exponential age.

Sam Altman is a prolific investor and the previous president of Y-Combinator, the world's

most successful tech accelerator.

It helped launch Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit,

and over 2,000 other companies into our lives.

Today, Sam is the CEO of Open AI,

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