Can Sam Altman Be Trusted To Control the Future?

Can Sam Altman Be Trusted To Control the Future?

Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman and the Fight Over AI’s Future

You probably know Ronan Farrow as the investigative reporter who exposed Harvey Weinstein’s sexual misconduct in 2017 — reporting that not only helped ignite the global #MeToo movement but also reshaped how institutions handle power and accountability. Now, he’s turning his attention to a different kind of power center — one that’s less visible, but arguably just as consequential. In a new interview with Katie Couric, Farrow unpacked his latest …

@RonanFarrow and @AndrewMarantz: Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?

. Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz investigate Sam Altman’s leadership of OpenAI, based on internal documents and more than 100 interviews. They center on a core tension: Altman has positioned himself as a steward of humanity’s most powerful technology, yet many colleagues and insiders question whether he can be trusted with that responsibility. Internal memos compiled by senior figures—including chief scientist Ilya Sutskever—allege a pattern o…