Sam Altman Speaks Out About What Happened at OpenAI [VIDEO]

What Now? with Trevor Noah

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🗓️ 7 December 2023

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Trevor has a candid and revealing conversation with Sam Altman, who was ousted and then reinstated as CEO of OpenAI just 12 days ago. Sam recounts where he was when he received the brutal phone call, how it all really went down, and its emotional toll. Trevor and Sam also discuss ChatGPT’s explosive release last year, Sam's hopes for AI to better humankind, as well as its potential for evil if not governed properly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sam Altman is Al, as CEO of Open AI.
0:03.0	A superstar CEO on one side, the disgruntled board on the other.
0:07.0	747 of 770 employees sent a scathing open letter to the board.
0:12.0	Five days after he was unexpectedly fired,
0:15.0	Sam Altman is back.
0:17.0	Does this even count as of firing?
0:18.0	This was a brutal.
0:20.0	I guess I'm not really supposed to talk about this right now.
0:23.0	This is what now with Trevenoa.
0:30.0	Hi, I'm Stacey A. NOAA.
0:41.0	Hi, I'm Stacey Abrams, Voting Rights Advocate, Author, Admitid Nurd, and now, host of the brand new crooked podcast Assembly required with Stacey Abrams. Whether it's
0:44.7	reforming the electoral college, solving America's loneliness epidemic, or tackling the
0:49.7	future of Hollywood, I'm breaking it all down to answer, how do we get here, and what can we do to get
0:56.0	good done? Are you in? Join me for Assembly required with Stacy Abrams. Episodes are available
1:01.8	wherever you get your podcast. Hey what's going on. Nice to meet you.
1:15.0	How you doing?
1:16.0	Good.
1:17.0	Absolutely pleasure, man.
1:18.0	Mine too.
1:19.0	Thanks for taking the time.
1:21.0	Thank you.
1:22.0	Heh heh heh heh heh heh At what I feel like is a crazy time, right?
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