Artificial Implosion
After OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was deposed 鈥� then reinstated 鈥� by the company鈥檚 board in 106 hours of chaos, tech journalist Chris Stokel-Walker explores the incident鈥檚 wider impact.
Until 17 November, Sam Altman was riding high. The CEO of OpenAI was bringing artificial intelligence to the world. Then he wasn鈥檛.
Deposed in a board coup, Altman鈥檚 firing kickstarted 106 hours of chaos at the company spearheading the AI revolution.
Journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker explores the possible reasons why Altman was fired, how the incident reflects a broader deep-seated unease at AI鈥檚 transformative effects on society, and what it means now Altman has returned more powerful than ever before.
Presented by Chris Stokel-Walker
Produced by James Tindale
A Whistledown production for 麻豆社 Radio 4
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- Mon 11 Dec 2023 11:30麻豆社 Radio 4
- Thu 21 Dec 2023 23:00麻豆社 Radio 4