This F*cking Guy: Sam Altman

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<p>In our 35th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the AI Scammer, Sam Altman. From his early tech bro days at Loopt and Y Combinator, to getting a thrill by playing “God" with AI decision-making, to acting VERY shady about the death of an OpenAI employee, this may be our most disingenuous guy yet!</p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/PnBzlhsup_I">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.</p><p><strong> Sources:</strong><br /><a href="https://archive.ph/eQq7g">https://archive.ph/eQq7g</a> </p><p><a href="https://archive.ph/jOp6s">https://archive.ph/jOp6s</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-her">https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-her<br /></a><br /><a href="https://archive.ph/zoP9g#selection-4553.0-4561.49">https://archive.ph/zoP9g#selection-4553.0-4561.49</a> </p><p><a href="https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/news/2024/04/when-ai-gets-lost-its-own-reality">https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/news/2024/04/when-ai-gets-lost-its-own-reality</a> </p><p><a 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href="https://fortune.com/2024/05/21/openai-superalignment-20-compute-commitment-never-fulfilled-sutskever-leike-altman-brockman-murati/">https://fortune.com/2024/05/21/openai-superalignment-20-compute-commitment-never-fulfilled-sutskever-leike-altman-brockman-murati/<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.wsj.com/video/series/joanna-stern-personal-technology/openai-made-me-crazy-videosthen-the-cto-answered-most-of-my-questions/C2188768-D570-4456-8574-9941D4F9D7E2">https://www.wsj.com/video/series/joanna-stern-personal-technology/openai-made-me-crazy-videosthen-the-cto-answered-most-of-my-questions/C2188768-D570-4456-8574-9941D4F9D7E2<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/">https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/</a> </p><p><a href="https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it">https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-it<br /></a><br /><a href="https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2025/10/seven-myths-about-ai-and-productivity-what-the-evidence-really-says/">https://cmr.berkeley.edu/2025/10/seven-myths-about-ai-and-productivity-what-the-evidence-really-says/</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69520118/1/altman-v-altman/">https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69520118/1/altman-v-altman/<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzHI_hxRWtz/?igsh=Mnk4aWI5ZWx1YW9n">https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzHI_hxRWtz/?igsh=Mnk4aWI5ZWx1YW9n</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/sam-altman-annie-altman-accusations-2011449">https://www.newsweek.com/sam-altman-annie-altman-accusations-2011449<br /></a><br /><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-booms-reliance-circular-deals-223120705.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-booms-reliance-circular-deals-223120705.html</a> </p><p><a 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href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sam-altman-reinstated-open-ai-ceo-1234893167/">https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sam-altman-reinstated-open-ai-ceo-1234893167/<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd2qv58yl5o">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd2qv58yl5o</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/opinion/openai-chatgpt-safety.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/opinion/openai-chatgpt-safety.html<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/altman-open-ai-moral-police-erotica-chatgpt">https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/altman-open-ai-moral-police-erotica-chatgpt<br /></a><br /><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/openai-suicide-safeguard-wrongful-death-lawsuit-1235452315/">https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/openai-suicide-safeguard-wrongful-death-lawsuit-1235452315/<br /></a><br /><a 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href="https://venturebeat.com/technology/y-combinator-accepts-15000-startups-into-its-online-school-after-software-glitch-causes-confusion">https://venturebeat.com/technology/y-combinator-accepts-15000-startups-into-its-online-school-after-software-glitch-causes-confusion</a> </p></div>