What Happened at OpenAI & Why It Matters | Nathaniel Whittemore

Hidden Forces

Demetri Kofinas

Government, Business

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 339 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Nathaniel Whittemore, host of the AI Breakdown for a timely conversation about the latest news surrounding the firing of OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder Sam Altman.

This was recorded on Monday, November 20th as a Live Q&A for members of our Genius community that we opened up to our newsletter subscribers. Nathaniel and Demetri discussed what is known thus far about the reasons behind Sam Altman’s firing, why it’s being described as a "coup," who the various factions are, and how much of this has to do with concerns around AI safety vs. accelerationism. We also discuss the opportunity this creates for OpenAI’s largest shareholder (Microsoft), the implications for the AI industry, as well as the largest players in the space for AI foundation models, and much, much more.

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Episode Recorded on 11/20/2023

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody.
0:02.0	Today's call is part of a series of live
0:04.7	Q&As that I host regularly for members of our Hidden Forces Genius
0:08.6	community and sometimes I open them up to our newsletter subscribers.
0:13.0	The newsletter is free and you can subscribe to it and get special invitations like these at
0:18.5	Hiddenforces.io by scrolling all the way down to the bottom of the page or just waiting for the
0:25.1	pop up. Besides these audience Q&As that we do several times a month, community
0:30.3	members also get invites to in-person events and dinners that I host all over the world
0:34.9	with many of the same guests that you've heard on the Hidden Force podcast before.
0:38.9	And if you want to learn more about that and the Hidden Forces Genius community, you can do that at Hidden Forces.
0:45.2	I.o slash subscribe.
0:48.3	So Nathaniel, the reason that I asked you to come on the show as you know on such short notice and we're recording this on the evening of Monday November 20th is because
1:00.5	Beginning and around this time on Friday. So a few days ago we learned that Sam
1:06.1	Altman, the CEO and co-founder of Open AI, was fired by his board of directors and
1:12.1	since then we've heard all sorts of rumors and explanations for the firing
1:16.3	as well as the prospective rehiring and then refiring again it almost feels like of Sam
1:22.2	amid a total mutiny at the company.
1:25.0	For those of you who don't know Nathaniel Whitamore or who need a more formal introduction,
1:31.0	Nathaniel is the founder of the Breakdown Network which encompasses
1:34.9	an assortment of podcasts including the AI Breakdown as well as other content that explores
1:40.5	the big picture power shifts remaking our world.
1:44.4	So Nathaniel, quickly do me if you ever and introduce yourself and just add anything that I've left
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