Sam Altman’s OpenAI Dilemma: Profit vs. ‘Benefit of Humanity’ | WSJ

When Sam Altman co-founded OpenAI in 2015, the generative AI industry was niche. Altman helped create the tech company with the mission of developing AI for the benefit of humanity, but he has seen massive commercial success with the viral Chat-GPT and splashy new products like Sora and GPT-4o.

WSJ looks at how he turned the company from a wonky research lab to a $86 billion unicorn, while walking the thin line between commercial success and utopian ideals.

Chapters:
0:00 The AI revolution
0:28 Altman’s social mission
2:14 Commercial success
7:57 Competition and the future

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[CunningHamster]

OpenAI was never wonky lab, it was started by people who have sold their companies for billions

[jamesw]

I dont know why ppl always praise ONLY ONE PERSON. Open AI is a small company with hundreds of employee. Everyone in the team deserves the attention, not just Sam.

[lanzer]

Wow this is a fluff piece. Completely omitting why the board fired him and why the head of safety left Open AI

[vlad_objective]

Well, I didn't get how exactly Sam Altman has built his OpenAI Lab into a Behemoth. What was his first step and what was the role of big tech?

[asken]

Now do one on how he lies and manipulates.

[ladhkay]

Very one sided reporting, did not expect from WSJ.

Do better

[AlMansurpictures]

Wow, you guys forgot Ilya, the brain of Open AI 😅

*we are viewing a report from Altman's fan boy. 🤣

[Tumleren]

Is it the fact that he threw ethics out the window and all employees cheered him on?

[urbanstrencan]

Just crazy what a craze Open AI started. Great video

[tplbuxi]

Another great video. Do you ever trade using economic reports as a guide to which way the market will go?

[AdvantestInc]

Excellent narration on Sam Altman's vision and leadership. The focus on ethical AI development amid commercial pressures was well-explored and very relevant.

[naar_kie]

so much respect for Altman since 2015.. I kinda forgot about him in the years between but I wasn't surprised he was able to pull this off

[oenvuqi]

Hit 10k today. I'm really grateful for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months.

[ojhrrhi]

Did he build it? He can't write a line of code. It was Ilya who built it! It should be titled "how Sam Altman masterly powerplay to steal the control of ClosedAI.

[MegaMijit]

Sam Altman looks EXACTLY like Elijah Kamski from Detroit Become Human

[MsZeeZed]

Was this valuation before or after the Scarlet Johansen lawsuit that forced him to withdraw the “her” sounding digital assistant?

[VladimirArtemev-wxzp]

Love you.. keep this upbig fan of your work

[zslplgj]

Innovation is the 2nd step to something you can not fathom.
Innovation begins with by engaging with the world through experimentation and making, rather than starting with ideation or preconceived solutions. This allows for serendipitous unintended events to emerge.

[makarnaumov]

Thankyou in advance for your videos. They have been very good for understanding binary options in inumerous extrategies.

[suhaelowis]

Are you sure about the data of monthly traffic? Is it really one billion in Feb?