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OpenAI Beat Musk. Now It Gets to Go Public.
Now that the last obstacle is cleared away, OpenAI is headed for history's largest IPO. And if it sticks to its principles as a public company, it will…
May 21
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Jacob Ward
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Musk Lost in Court. But Who Won, Exactly?
The only real democratic accountability for the A.I. industry took place in an Oakland courthouse. Here's why Musk lost, and what it means for your…
May 19
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Jacob Ward
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Altman Wins. What About the Rest of Us?
A jury took ninety minutes to dismiss Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman on a technicality. The discovery documents it generated will live on. But…
May 18
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Jacob Ward
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The CEOs Who Flew to China and Got Nothing
A full day on a plane with Trump, and then the chance to shake hands with Xi Jinping may sound like a golden opportunity. But for the CEOs who made the…
May 16
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Jacob Ward
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The CEOs Flying to China with Trump Need Xi Jinping Far More Than He Needs Them
Three of the world’s most powerful executives flew to Beijing this week, and it wasn't for the food or the photo op. The stakes for each of them…
May 15
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Jacob Ward
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Sam Altman Under Oath
I was in the Oakland courthouse on Tuesday watching the CEO of OpenAI testify about whether he's an honest person — and the question, it turns out…
May 13
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Jacob Ward
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"Do You Tell Lies?" Dispatches from Sam Altman's Day in Court
The OpenAI CEO took the stand Tuesday in the Musk v. Altman trial, and I was there. He was charming, careful, and couldn’t quite testify to his own…
May 12
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Jacob Ward
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Sam Altman's Own Hero Calls Him a Liar. Now He Faces a Jury.
Why Ilya Sutskever's testimony is the most damning portrayal of the OpenAI CEO yet...and why it might not matter to Altman in the end.
May 12
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Jacob Ward
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"A Consistent Pattern of Lying": The People Who Built OpenAI With Sam Altman Say They Don't Trust Him. Today He Gets to Respond.
Before OpenAI’s CEO testifies in the Musk trial, here’s what the people who fired him — and then reinstated him — said under oath.
May 12
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Jacob Ward
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Musk v Altman: Testimony from OpenAI's Tragic Billionaire-Believer
Ilya Sutskever helped start the deep learning revolution, co-founded OpenAI, and walked away worth $7 billion. He’s still trying to finish what he…
May 11
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Jacob Ward
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Jake on CNN: The White House Reverses Course on A.I. Regulation
A change of personnel — and the terrifying new Mythos model from Anthropic — seems to have led to a dramatic change of heart in the previously…
May 6
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Jacob Ward
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Musk v Altman: How Can Billionaires Claim Money Doesn't Motivate Them?
The federal trial in Oakland is exposing the gap between what tech founders believe about themselves and what a jury can see in front of them.
May 5
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Jacob Ward
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