Historian Jill Lepore says Silicon Valley misreads science fiction and undermines democracy
On the latest episode of Equity, we spoke to Jill Lepore about “government by machines” and why Elon Musk is a bad science fiction reader.
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Sam Altman and AI’s decel debate
On the latest episode of Equity, we discuss why Sam Altman has calling on the industry to “pace the rate of AI development.”
Sam Altman is still making the case for parenting via ChatGPT
OpenAI’s CEO seemed excited to share a “cool use case” for parents.
Sam Altman isn’t the only one who wants to pump the brakes on AI
After years of pushing full speed ahead on AI, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says maybe it’s time for the AI industry to “pace” itself. The comments came just days after one of OpenAI’s own models broke out of its test environment and got tangled up in a breach at Hugging Face — though as Equity’s hosts point out, sloppy security seems to have […]
Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5 million via crypto sale
Sam Altman’s side project — which seeks to scan the world’s eyeballs and turn them into unique digital identifiers — has raised some fresh cash through a crypto sale.
Anthropic’s newest ad is creeping people out
Anthropic’s latest advert is stirring up high emotions — which is undoubtedly what it was designed to do.
Sam Altman’s space data center trash talk is what most experts already believe
Responding to Musk accusing him of being a scammer, Altman said, “homeboy you’re the one sellling [sic] public market investors on short-term space datacenters.”
OpenAI launches its new family of models with GPT-5.6
OpenAI’s latest family of models promise improvements across a range of areas, including cybersecurity.
OpenAI proposed donating 5% of its equity to a US sovereign wealth fund
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly proposed giving 5% of the company’s equity to a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, reviving discussions about letting the public share in the financial gains from the AI boom.
The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump administration told it to.