Lessin: Sam Altman Pursues Major Outside Projects Beyond OpenAI
Jessica Lessin · #24: Sam Altman - Religious Cult Leader or CEO? · More or Less Podcast · Nov 22, 2023 · at 36:54
Jessica Lessin (founder of The Information) discusses Sam Altman's diverse external commitments, including nuclear power, cryptocurrency, and hardware ventures during the OpenAI leadership crisis.
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“Sam Altman doesn't just lead OpenAI. He runs or, you know, is, is hugely involved in Helios, a big nuclear project, in WorldCoin, big crypto project, He is one of the most prolific investors in Silicon Valley, and he was pursuing two side projects in recent months. One, we broke in the information about building an AI phone potentially with Johnny Ive, and the second is trying to build a TSMC semiconductor, like, American foundry for, like, American dynamism.”
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