OpenAI and Sam Altman’s superpowers

US and Chinese experts meet to discuss mitigating AI risks despite an ongoing tech rivalry, and US megadonors are largely backing Republicans in this midterm election season. Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney strikes out on his pitch for a “unique alliance” between Canada and the ...  Show more

Tech stocks fell yesterday as markets reacted to ongoing talk of an AI apocalypse, industrial America is contending with a fresh wave of supply chain inflation, and foreign investors are now buying more US stocks than government bonds. Plus, China has implemented sweeping new con ...  Show more

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We start with key points from Michael Cohen’s testimony about former President Donald Trump’s alleged involvement in a hush money scheme. A group of American medical workers are reportedly trapped at a hospital in southern Gaza. Bill Gates’ ex-wife says she’s resigning from the B ...  Show more

Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst Mandeep Singh and Bloomberg Technology Executive Editor Tom Giles discuss Sam Altman heading back to lead OpenAI less than five days after he was pushed out of one of the world’s most valuable startups, setting off a shock back-and ...  Show more

Last week, Sam Altman the CEO of OpenAI - the makers of ChatGPT - was sacked by his board. After a dramatic few days, he is back at the company along with a new board. But is it really business as usual at OpenAI?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of ...  Show more