OpenAI and Sam Altman’s superpowers
FT News Briefing
Forhecz Topher
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🗓️ 22 November 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release hostages, Dutch voters head to the polls today, and Binance chief executive Changpeng Zhao has resigned after pleading guilty to a US criminal charge. Plus, the FT’s George Hammond explains why Sam Altman has so many people rallying behind him after he was ousted from OpenAI.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Israel approves hostage deal with Hamas
Dutch election shapes up as tight race to replace Mark Rutte
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao pleads guilty in US criminal case
OpenAI directors in talks with Sam Altman on rejoining board
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| 0:00.0 | The UK's energy partner. |
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| 0:10.0 | Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Wednesday, November 22nd, and this is your |
| 0:17.7 | FT news briefing. Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would free some of the hostages held in Gaza, and |
| 0:25.2 | voters in the Netherlands have a major decision to make today. |
| 0:29.3 | Plus, what makes former Open AI CEO Sam Altman so influential? |
| 0:35.0 | He is someone who thinks about the world a few years out, |
| 0:38.0 | has a pretty clear vision of what that is going to look like, |
| 0:40.0 | and has done a lot to articulate it more than most in the AI community. |
| 0:45.0 | I'm Sonia Hudson in for Mark Filipino and here's the news you need to start your day. Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for the release of hostages. |
| 1:06.0 | It was brokered by Qatar and the US after weeks of negotiations. |
| 1:11.0 | Under the agreement, Hamas will free 50 Israeli hostages that are being held in |
| 1:15.6 | Gaza. In return Israel will release about 150 Palestinian women and children |
| 1:21.7 | held in its prisons. The deal also includes a four-day |
| 1:25.6 | pause in fighting. It will be the longest since the conflict began in October. The |
| 1:31.1 | hostages will be released a few at a time in order to test the strength of the deal. |
| 1:36.0 | But even after their release Hamas will still hold almost 200 hostages. For the first time in over a decade, the Netherlands will have a new Prime Minister. |
| 1:53.0 | Voters in the country head to the polls today to elect a new parliament. |
| 1:57.0 | The current PM, Mark Ruta, promised not to run for re-election |
| 2:01.0 | after his government coalition fell apart over the summer. |
| 2:05.4 | Here to explain is the F.T.'s Andy bounds. He covers the EU. Hey Andy. |
| 2:10.1 | Hi. So Andy, it was not exactly a quiet summer for Dutch politicians. |
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