Sam Altman: A Silicon Valley Soap Opera
OpenAI co-founder is back at the firm just days after being fired.
Happy Thanksgiving Americasters!
OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is returning as boss just days after he was fired by the board.
The team talk about the whole story: who he is, and whoβs winning the AI arms race, with New York Times tech journalist Mike Isaac.
And β the lives of two turkeys, βLiberty and βBellβ, have been saved after they received a pardoning from Joe Biden in time for Thanksgiving.
A former White House chef reveals the favourite foods of past presidents.
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β’ John Moeller, former White House chef
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This episode was made by Chris Flynn with Alix Pickles, Catherine Fusillo and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.
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