Sam Altman in Negotiations to Come Back as Op...

In this episode, we discuss Meta's new Manus desktop AI agent and its implications for AI as an operating system layer. We also cover startup Niv AI addressing AI data center energy consumption, Memories AI's visual memory layer for robotics, and Anthropic's dominance in new ente ...  Show more

In this episode, we explore Mistral's new 'Forage' platform for custom AI models, the Pentagon's development of AI alternatives to Anthropic, and Google's expansion of its personal intelligence features. We also cover updates on BuzzFeed's 'AI slop apps' and the controversy surro ...  Show more

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. ventu ...

In case you missed it, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO. His reinstatement comes after a whirlwind few days in which we saw unusual corporate governance lead to an attempt to oust Altman, despite support from both Microsoft and the vast majority of OpenAI’s workforce. While the w ...  Show more

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s move to fire Sam Altman with no warning kicks off five days of chaos for the tech company. After he gets over the shock, Altman uses all his corporate savvy to fight back. For days, over McDonalds and Boba tea, Altman and the board ...

After five intense days, Sam Altman prevails over the OpenAI Board and is reinstated as CEO, with a new board in place. But the turmoil has shown that OpenAI is vulnerable and its competitors, including Google and Microsoft, are ready to take advantage of OpenAI’s weaknes ...