OpenAI Part 1: The Most Silicon Valley Man Alive

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🗓️ 5 June 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, shot to tech stardom with the release of ChatGPT. His company is one of the most valuable startups in the world, and he is treated like an ambassador for the AI future, zipping around the globe, meeting with world leaders. But how did he amass so much power? In this episode, reporter Ellen Huet looks at Altman’s rise and his penchant for forming close bonds with powerful Silicon Valley figures, who in turn have lent their influence and money to his ever-growing ambitions.

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0:00.0	The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit returns to Singapore on July 31st for solutions-driven discussions on unlocking growth in times of increased ESG scrutiny and competition.
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0:24.3	That's Bloomberg Live.com
0:26.0	slash Sustainable Biz Singapore.
0:30.1	It's a Wednesday in November 2023.
0:33.2	I'm standing in a dark restaurant in San Francisco.
0:37.6	There are a few dozen people.
0:39.5	It's the after party for an AI conference.
0:43.0	People are standing and chatting in small circles.
0:46.0	Waders are bringing trays of hors d'oeuvres around.
0:49.0	I'm biting into a tiny porchini mushroom donut
0:52.0	when I hear a whisper.
0:54.0	Sam Altman has walked into the restaurant.
1:00.0	I try to spot him in the dim lighting.
1:02.0	I've talked to Sam here and there over the years.
1:05.0	He's been around the startup scene for more than a decade,
1:07.6	and he's friendly to journalists.
1:09.6	And over time, Sam Altman has become basically the most Silicon Valley man alive.
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