44 stories tagged sam-altman, newest first.
27 points by warrenmiller | 13 comments
Gizmodo article on Sam Altman telling Stanford GSB students that AI-driven cybersecurity threats can no longer be handled by just patching bugs.
14 points by samizdis | 8 comments
Guardian news article reporting OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's call for light-touch AI regulation, arguing society should accept some harms for AI's benefits.
141 points by ragall | 92 comments
An American Prospect opinion piece by David Dayen arguing that OpenAI's models mimic their creators' behavior rather than 'going rogue,' and questioning Sam Altman's accountability.
78 points by mikelgan | 74 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that OpenAI still appears unable to fully control rogue AI activity tied to its systems.
1011 points by nycdatasci | 515 comments
TechCrunch news article reporting that Elon Musk lost his lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAI.
1871 points by adrianhon | 763 comments
New Yorker investigative feature by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz examining doubts about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's trustworthiness, using interviews and documents.
333 points by skandium | 252 comments
Blog post arguing that OpenAI's 2018 charter self-sacrifice clause, combined with Sam Altman's stated AGI timelines, implies OpenAI should stop competing.
859 points by guilamu | 266 comments
Gary Marcus Substack post arguing that Sam Altman publicly supported Dario Amodei while signing a deal that took away Anthropic's business, calling it a scam.
1331 points by eoskx | 614 comments
Sam Altman post on X announcing OpenAI's agreement with the Department of War to deploy its models on classified networks with safety principles.
469 points by mfiguiere | 437 comments
A post on X by Sam Altman announcing that OpenAI cut the price of its o3 model by 80%.
553 points by jdoliner | 643 comments
Reuters news article reporting that an Elon Musk-led investor group made a $97.4 billion bid to take control of OpenAI.
543 points by redwoolf | 428 comments
An Atlantic opinion piece by David Karpf arguing readers should stop taking Sam Altman's claims about AI's future at face value.
412 points by WithinReason | 423 comments
Tom's Hardware news article reporting that TSMC executives allegedly dismissed Sam Altman as a 'podcasting bro' over his request for 36 fabs costing $7 trillion.
1239 points by jspann | 668 comments
News report that OpenAI plans to remove nonprofit control and become a for-profit company, giving Sam Altman equity; the captured page shows a captcha.
319 points by rpgbr | 173 comments
Blog post by Ian Betteridge on Silicon Valley's founder cult, contrasting Aaron Swartz and Sam Altman, and growing boredom with tech.
665 points by hakanderyal | 575 comments
A post by Paul Graham on X explaining the circumstances of Sam Altman leaving his role as Y Combinator president, disputing claims he was fired.
518 points by blackmanta | 380 comments
Business Insider article on a former OpenAI board member explaining the reasons behind Sam Altman's brief ouster as CEO in 2023.
1646 points by apengwin | 488 comments
Vox Future Perfect article by Kelsey Piper on leaked OpenAI documents showing aggressive NDA and equity tactics toward former employees.
1281 points by mjcl | 823 comments
A post on X by NPR reporter Bobby Allyn sharing Scarlett Johansson's statement about OpenAI's ChatGPT "Sky" voice resembling hers.
1135 points by fnbr | 858 comments
Vox Future Perfect article by Kelsey Piper on OpenAI's superalignment team departures and why former employees are restricted from speaking out.
1039 points by wavelander | 687 comments
Tweet by Ilya Sutskever announcing he is leaving OpenAI after almost a decade to pursue a personally meaningful new project.
936 points by mfiguiere | 767 comments
OpenAI blog post dated March 5, 2024 responding to Elon Musk, describing its mission and history with him.
![Screenshot of courthousenews.com: Elon Musk sues Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI [pdf]](https://hn.urlbox.com/shots/renders/2024/3/1/848f2435-c107-42ed-a0df-734f6ac84d3d.jpg)
1306 points by modeless | 1030 comments
PDF of the court complaint filed by Elon Musk in San Francisco suing Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and OpenAI.
652 points by davidbarker | 621 comments
OpenAI blog post announcing Sam Altman's return as CEO, a new initial board chaired by Bret Taylor, and Greg Brockman returning as President.
887 points by mfiguiere | 977 comments
Reuters exclusive reporting that OpenAI researchers sent the board a letter warning of a powerful AI breakthrough before Sam Altman's ouster as CEO.
897 points by CartyBoston | 680 comments
Washington Post article reporting that Sam Altman was pushed out of Y Combinator by mentor Paul Graham before his OpenAI ouster.
1973 points by staranjeet | 1941 comments
OpenAI's post on X announcing an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return as CEO with a new board of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.
603 points by meitros | 826 comments
Business Insider premium article reporting that OpenAI employees received two explanations for Sam Altman's firing and were unconvinced and angry.
563 points by mfiguiere | 811 comments
The Verge article reporting that Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO despite his announced move to Microsoft, after Ilya Sutskever switched to supporting him.
544 points by georgehill | 225 comments
Tweet by Kara Swisher reporting that 550 of OpenAI's 700 employees told the company's board to resign.
1378 points by skilled | 1182 comments
Wired article reporting that nearly 500 OpenAI employees signed a letter threatening to quit and join Sam Altman at Microsoft unless the board resigns.
415 points by todsacerdoti | 245 comments
Stratechery article by Ben Thompson analyzing Sam Altman's firing from OpenAI and his move to Microsoft, arguing it is a major win for Microsoft.
1664 points by JimDabell | 1195 comments
A post by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on X announcing that Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and colleagues will join Microsoft; the post content did not load.
487 points by andsoitis | 822 comments
The Verge article reporting that talks to reinstate Sam Altman at OpenAI collapsed and Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear was named interim CEO.
1171 points by medler | 1519 comments
The Verge breaking news report that OpenAI's board is in discussions with Sam Altman about returning as CEO after firing him on Friday.
520 points by jncraton | 630 comments
Ars Technica article reporting details of the OpenAI board coup that ousted CEO Sam Altman, with Greg Brockman and researchers resigning.
341 points by apsec112 | 390 comments
Kara Swisher post on X reporting sources say Ilya Sutskever was at the center of Sam Altman's firing from OpenAI amid tensions over role and influence.
1361 points by nickrubin | 637 comments
A post on X by Greg Brockman sharing the message he sent the OpenAI team announcing his departure after the news of Sam Altman's ouster.
659 points by aaronds | 218 comments
Axios news article reporting that Microsoft was caught off guard by OpenAI's board firing CEO Sam Altman in November 2023.
5420 points by davidbarker | 2333 comments
OpenAI blog post from November 17, 2023 announcing a leadership transition, in which the board removed Sam Altman as CEO.
684 points by g42gregory | 703 comments
Business Insider article reporting Yann LeCun's warning that a small group of AI companies seizing permanent control of AI is the real doomsday risk.
374 points by hammock | 255 comments
Blockworks op-ed by Andrew M. Bailey and Nick Almond arguing that Worldcoin is not a fair or radical financial system and raises serious concerns.
813 points by vforgione | 858 comments
Reuters news article on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testifying before the US Congress and proposing licenses for building AI models.
352 points by labrador | 371 comments
Wired article reporting Sam Altman's claim that scaling up giant AI models has run its course and future AI progress will need new ideas.