OpenAI Part 3: Heaven and Hell, Part 1 | Foundering: The OpenAI Story

A group of high-level early employees who had glimpsed the fluidity and power of the technology behind ChatGPT left OpenAI to start a new company. Their exit sparked concerns that OpenAI is not prioritizing safety. Meanwhile, the success of ChatGPT drove a craze within the tech industry but also added fuel to existing apocalyptic fears. In this episode, reporter Ellen Huet examines the frenzy around AI, both its utopic dreams and visions of impending doom.
Episode three of Foundering: The OpenAI Story examines the frenzy around AI, both its utopian dreams and its visions of impending doom. Some people in the AI industry believe that an all-powerful computer intelligence would be good for humanity. Sam Altman describes a future in which AI ushers in a world of abundance. But others fear that advanced AI could spell catastrophe.
Both beliefs have powerful psychological effects on their adherents. When the consequences are on a galactic scale, everything else seems less important. And some experts argue that this extreme rhetoric is actually a dangerous distraction from the harms that AI is perpetuating today.
This episode is the first in a two-part story; the second half continues in episode four of Foundering.
The biggest story in tech is artificial intelligence, and the biggest story in AI is OpenAI. The company’s rapid progress and blazingly popular consumer products like ChatGPT have pushed tech giants to dump billions of dollars into an AI arms race. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, has been dogged by persistent allegations of being manipulative, deceitful, and power hungry - even to the point of being fired by his own board. This season of Foundering takes listeners straight to the heart of the AI explosion: feuds, betrayals, billionaires, and the extinction of humanity…. maybe?
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[@Gkklein]

To call this podcast garbage is an offense to garbage.

[@darylallen2485]

I looked up passive aggressive in the dictionary this evening. That's where I found the link for this podcast.

[@fintech1378]

wow you over-stretched what he has said though lol

[@FlunchzProductionZ]

I think the fact that Annie is homeless and Sam a billionaire shows how much fate is in your own hands, they both had immense advantages but ended in totally different situations.

[@Nolimit276]

So he’s made billions and is able to watch his sister struggle?

[@conformist]

she crazy tho

[@nickstaben7366]

Fundamental Theorem of Computer Science (FTCS)
Garbage In Garbage Out - GIGO
Fundamental Theorem of Artificial Intelligence (FTAI)
Garbage In Logic Out - GILO
iAI

[@ReflectionOcean]

By YouSum Live
00:00:00 Struggles of homelessness contrasted with AI success
00:01:25 Moving 22 times in a year due to unstable housing
00:03:21 Vision of eliminating poverty through AI technology
00:04:02 AI's potential to transform lives and eliminate poverty
00:05:35 Fear and unease among AI creators about technology's power
00:07:20 Split within AI community on AI's impact and safety
00:11:00 Chat GPT's rapid rise and societal impact
00:14:29 AI doomsday beliefs influencing tech industry and society
00:20:49 Urgent need to address current AI-related harms
00:22:16 The allure of being a hero in AI development
00:22:41 Motivation in the AI industry: the hero narrative
00:23:36 Belief in shaping the most significant era
00:24:18 AI's potential to reshape society and humanity
00:25:29 Influence of fiction on AI development motivation
00:27:46 Sam's evolving views on AI's impact on humanity
00:29:28 The power of dramatic narratives in AI discourse
By YouSum Live

[@conformist]

did bloomberg edit the audio to make Sam sound more high-pitched?
doesn't matter, tech will destroy you all. and then re-build a better world frfr

[@esco466]

I've listened to all 3 episodes so far and yeah this will be an insufferable flop

[@thedaviddosu]

i’m so loving this series!!!
definitely the best thing i’ve committed to on youtube since programming.

[@diegocaleiro]

Imagine worrying about racial bias when 8 billion lives are at stake. These women are insane

[@diegocaleiro]

Future of your species on one side. Pronouns on the other.
Thank God these people have absolutely no power.

[@peterwood6875]

Firstly, racial bias in machine learning and AI is a real issue, especially when these technologies are in the hands of of police forces. People's lives being affected by this is something that is happening now. There is not much evidence that 8 billion lives are at stake - this is all speculation. Secondly, to the extent that long-term existential risks will be a problem, the best way to get a handle on them is to better understand the risks that we know about. That way we can use evidence to get a deeper understanding of AI risk overall.

[@alexkatsanos8475]

A dear friend now spends hours a day with Mid journey making art. Then I learned recently that people with ADHD always need something new. Check. We both are like that, but one way to help it is to travel to different places which is an old fashioned way to help treat ADHD. So we in the USA are a country that lives on hype in an an addictive society and now we add AI which just intensifies these things and I agree whatever is wrong needs to be dealt with now in microcosm. Let’s not wait. I just saw John Oliver make the point that the projected sea floor mining of rare elements to power chips and batteries will be an ecological disaster. And the massive power needs of AI in gigantic data centers will push our power needs to the limit.

[@matthew.m.stevick]

I have a fever 🤒. The only thing that can cure it is more AI and vocal fry. Looking forward to listening to this thx!

[@benedictsmith2415]

Silicon valley breeds ________

[@angelinetugmuan1981]

Great series!!

[@HashknightGaming]

Ai is more advanced than we think, the public Ai isn't anything when compared with the top secret ones. The government didn't bat an eye lash when these public Ai showed up, because they have the top of the line.