The New Yorker interviewed more than 100 people familiar with how Altman conducts business. The publication also reviewed internal memos and interviewed Altman more than 12 times. The resulting story provides a lengthy counterpoint explaining why the public may struggle to trust OpenAI’s CEO to “control the future” of AI, no matter how rosy the company’s vision may appear.
Overall, insiders painted Altman as a people-pleaser who tells others what they want to hear while questing for power in an alleged bid to always put himself first. As one board member summed up Altman, he has “two traits that are almost never seen in the same person. The first is a strong desire to please people, to be liked in any given interaction. The second is almost a sociopathic lack of concern for the consequences that may come from deceiving someone.”
While The New Yorker found no “smoking gun,” its reporters reviewed messages from OpenAI’s former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, and former research head, Dario Amodei, that documented “an accumulation of alleged deceptions and manipulations.” Many of the incidents could be shrugged off individually, but when taken together, both men concluded that Altman was not fostering a safe environment for advanced AI, The New Yorker reported.
“The problem with OpenAI,” Amodei wrote, “is Sam himself.”
.....One OpenAI researcher told The New Yorker that Altman’s promises can sometimes seem like a stopgap to overcome criticism until he reaches the next benchmark. When it comes to superintelligence, some optimistic experts think it could take two years, which is longer than Elon Musk stayed at OpenAI before famously criticizing Altman’s leadership and leaving to start his own AI firm.
Altman “sets up structures that, on paper, constrain him in the future,” the OpenAI researcher told The New Yorker. “But then, when the future comes and it comes time to be constrained, he does away with whatever the structure was.”
Don't you find it interesting, that someone whose company is an AI company talks about cyber attacks? And AI becoming like a utility? I guess this guy needs to be quoted daily about something, then again, heard this guy also can't code - and he runs an AI company, no wonder there is continual problems!
Sam Altman has admitted he is on a waitlist for a procedure that would digitize his brain.
The procedure would kill him. He considers this an acceptable trade for digital immortality.
This is the person making decisions about the future of artificial intelligence for hundreds of millions of users. A man who views ending his own biological life as a reasonable step toward uploading his consciousness to the cloud.
Hopefully it won't happen until AFTER we are gone, but the poor people that are left behind can add another reason to get ready to meet Him in the air. This world is awful to have to wake up to each morning and wonder what more awful news will be broadcast. 😩
OpenAI insiders don't trust Altman.
The New Yorker interviewed more than 100 people familiar with how Altman conducts business. The publication also reviewed internal memos and interviewed Altman more than 12 times. The resulting story provides a lengthy counterpoint explaining why the public may struggle to trust OpenAI’s CEO to “control the future” of AI, no matter how rosy the company’s vision may appear.
Overall, insiders painted Altman as a people-pleaser who tells others what they want to hear while questing for power in an alleged bid to always put himself first. As one board member summed up Altman, he has “two traits that are almost never seen in the same person. The first is a strong desire to please people, to be liked in any given interaction. The second is almost a sociopathic lack of concern for the consequences that may come from deceiving someone.”
While The New Yorker found no “smoking gun,” its reporters reviewed messages from OpenAI’s former chief scientist, Ilya Sutskever, and former research head, Dario Amodei, that documented “an accumulation of alleged deceptions and manipulations.” Many of the incidents could be shrugged off individually, but when taken together, both men concluded that Altman was not fostering a safe environment for advanced AI, The New Yorker reported.
“The problem with OpenAI,” Amodei wrote, “is Sam himself.”
.....One OpenAI researcher told The New Yorker that Altman’s promises can sometimes seem like a stopgap to overcome criticism until he reaches the next benchmark. When it comes to superintelligence, some optimistic experts think it could take two years, which is longer than Elon Musk stayed at OpenAI before famously criticizing Altman’s leadership and leaving to start his own AI firm.
Altman “sets up structures that, on paper, constrain him in the future,” the OpenAI researcher told The New Yorker. “But then, when the future comes and it comes time to be constrained, he does away with whatever the structure was.”
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/the-problem-is-sam-altman-openai-insiders-dont-trust-ceo/
I know it's your job, but maybe try to touch on some lighter subjects ? Lol. This can't be easy on you having to cover all this.
Either these are their scare tactics to discourage us or we face some nasty stuff.
The WEF tested a cyber attack with "Cyber Polygon". Like they tested Corona with event 201.
Don't you find it interesting, that someone whose company is an AI company talks about cyber attacks? And AI becoming like a utility? I guess this guy needs to be quoted daily about something, then again, heard this guy also can't code - and he runs an AI company, no wonder there is continual problems!
Just remember that the Lord will keep us safe and watch over us, no need to fear. So I will post these 2 verses again:
Joh_10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
Joh_10:29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
Sam Altman has admitted he is on a waitlist for a procedure that would digitize his brain.
The procedure would kill him. He considers this an acceptable trade for digital immortality.
This is the person making decisions about the future of artificial intelligence for hundreds of millions of users. A man who views ending his own biological life as a reasonable step toward uploading his consciousness to the cloud.
These are not the priorities of a stable leader.
https://x.com/RyanAFournier/status/2042245920520040942
I see him crash and burning in the near future.
so they can put the mark o da beast in place
Sigh. That will be exciting.
Thanks for the headsup.
Hopefully it won't happen until AFTER we are gone, but the poor people that are left behind can add another reason to get ready to meet Him in the air. This world is awful to have to wake up to each morning and wonder what more awful news will be broadcast. 😩