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Can Musk, Altman, and the Tech Bros Capture Human Intelligence?
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49:51Now PlayingThere’s a good chance that before November of 2022, you hadn’t heard of tech nonprofit OpenAI or cofounder Sam Altman. But over the last few years, they’ve become household names with the explosive growth of thee generative AI tool called ChatGPT. What’s been going on behind the scenes at one of the most influential companies in history and what effect has this had on so many facets of our lives? Karen Hao is an award-winning journalist and the author of “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI” and has covered the impacts of artificial intelligence on society. She joins “Why Is This Happening?” The Chris Hayes podcast to discuss the trajectory AI has been on, economic effects, whether or not she thinks the AI bubble will pop and more.
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