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Hard Fork Live, Part 1: Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI

June 27
56 mins

Episode Transcript

A little behind the scenes. So we're getting ready to go on. And if you were at the live show, you know that the show started with a marching band coming in that Kevin and I were leading. Kevin and I were marching down different staircases trailed by a band of marching musicians. And so Kevin was sort of loaded into his position. And I went down...

Episode Description

The first Hard Fork Live is officially in the books, and for those who couldn’t attend, we’re playing highlights from the event in this episode and the next. This week, Mayor Daniel Lurie of San Francisco makes a surprise appearance to discuss the advice he’s receiving from tech executives during the early days of his administration, as well as how he built a social media presence that’s got Kevin wondering: Could we do that? Then, the conversation that had everyone talking: We’ll play our interview with OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman, and chief operating officer, Brad Lightcap, and explain what was going on in our heads as the conversation unfolded in a way we did not expect.

 

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