#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI
Description
Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00 ) – Introduction
(08:41 ) – GPT-4
(20:06 ) – Political bias
(27:07 ) – AI safety
(47:47 ) – Neural network size
(51:40 ) – AGI
(1:13:09 ) – Fear
(1:15:18 ) – Competition
(1:17:38 ) – From non-profit to capped-profit
(1:20:58 ) – Power
(1:26:11 ) – Elon Musk
(1:34:37 ) – Political pressure
(1:52:51 ) – Truth and misinformation
(2:05:13 ) – Microsoft
(2:09:13 ) – SVB bank collapse
(2:14:04 ) – Anthropomorphism
(2:18:07 ) – Future applications
(2:21:59 ) – Advice for young people
(2:24:37 ) – Meaning of life






Listening to this, after Sam's laying off.🙄