Book Excerpt: "Empire of AI" by Karen Hao

OpenAI Co-founder Wanted a Doomsday Bunker in Case AGI Caused the Rapture

When OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever talked about artificial general intelligence, or AGI, he didn’t sound like a guy earnestly building smarter chatbots for the betterment of humanity. He sounded like a guy bracing for a Judgment Day he was helping to usher in. According to reporting by The Atlantic’s Karen Hao, who’s writing a book on the November 2023 boardroom fiasco that briefly ousted CEO Sam Altman, Sutskever seems to be si…

Book excerpt: "Empire of AI" by Karen Hao

The tech journalist's new book examines Silicon Valley billionaire Sam Altman and his advocacy of artificial intelligence, which tech entrepreneur Elon Musk himself has called the "biggest existential threat" to humanity.

Following the announcement of OpenAI's acquisition of the legendary Jony Ive's startup io, everyone is wondering: is the company's founder Sam Altman the successor to Apple founder Steve Jobs?

Has Sam Altman truly seized Steve Jobs' mantle at OpenAI?

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stands at a pivotal point in the technology sector. His leadership of OpenAI, a company right at the edge of what artificial intelligence can do, has drawn more and more comparisons to the late Steve Jobs. And that comparison—it’s not just a media shorthand. It speaks to a blend of strategic clarity, a restless drive for groundbreaking products, and a certain magnetism that pulls public attention his way, not unlike ho…

OpenAI's latest power move: Cast Sam Altman as a new Steve Jobs – RamaOnHealthcare

OpenAI's latest power move in the AI race is to cast CEO Sam Altman as a Steve Jobs for the new era.Why it matters: Jobs remains Silicon Valley's most revered founder, and since his 2011 death no industry figure has been able to match his success at product innovation, strategy and marketing.Driving the news: This [...]

OpenAI's latest power move: Cast Sam Altman as a new Steve Jobs

OpenAI's latest power move in the AI race is to cast CEO Sam Altman as a Steve Jobs for the new era. Why it matters: Jobs remains Silicon Valley's most revered founder, and since his 2011 death no industry figure has been able to match his success at product innovation, strategy and…