Interview with Sam Altman two days before he was fired | Ep 58

Last week, we interviewed Sam Altman. Since then, well, everything has changed. The board of OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, fired Altman as chief executive on Friday. Over the weekend, it looked as if he might return. On Sunday night, Microsoft hired Altman to lead a new A.I. venture. Who knows what will happen next. Today, an update on a crazy weekend in tech, and our interview with Sam Altman. Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:12 - Timeline of events 00:35:55 - Interview with Sam Altman 01:29:45 -Post-Interview Thoughts Hard Fork is a weekly look into the future that’s already here. Hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore stories from the bleeding edge of tech. FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL TikTok:@hardfork?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Insta: Kevin Roose- Casey Newton - Twitter (X): Kevin - Casey - Threads: Kevin - @kevinroose Casey - @crumbler Subscribe to the audio only podcast: Apple - Spotify - Amazon - Google - == The New York Times - (If you’re wondering where Episode 57 is, it was the emergency episode from a few days ago and we didn’t do video)