#367 - Sam Altman, OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT and the future of AI

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(03:40) - GPT-4

(15:05) - Political bias

(22:06) - AI safety

(42:46) - Neural network size

(46:39) - AGI

(1:08:08) - Fear

(1:10:17) - Competition

(1:12:36) - From non-profit to capped-profit

(1:15:57) - Power

(1:21:10) - Elon Musk

(1:29:36) - Political pressure

(1:47:49) - Truth and misinformation

(2:00:12) - Microsoft

(2:04:12) - SVB bank collapse

(2:09:03) - Anthropomorphism

(2:13:06) - Future applications

(2:16:58) - Advice for young people

(2:19:36) - Meaning of life