Sam Altman Speaks Out About What Happened at OpenAI | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

[@WhatNowPodcast]

Be one of the first subscribers to the podcast! bit.ly/SubscribeToWhatNowPodcast 🙌Who should be a future guest?

[@RITTERWORLD]

wrong link i guess? WhatNowTrevorNoah instead of WhatNowPodcast

[@woodworkingaspirations1720]

Richard Bandler

[@mahamadousimpara4320]

Me !!!

[@1992camilito]

a non-native English speaker, someone like Roger F. :)

[@milfordkuda]

priyanka chopra

[@darknesswithin0]

Nopes. He isn't saying what happened. He can't and he won't. Don't confuse people, Trevor. You are one of the good ones.

[@manp1039]

Great interview! Just a heads up - since the video premiered 16 hours ago (on September 5th, 2024), it would be helpful to clarify when the actual conversation with Sam Altman took place. This would provide better context, especially regarding his comments on his situation at OpenAI. Thanks!

[@pumpituphomeboy]

You put up a comment complaining that actual date of recording should be added to the description and didn't think to just do it yourself and put the original date in your comment?

[@penguinista]

@@pumpituphomeboy What makes you think @manp1039 knows the original conversation date?

[@pumpituphomeboy]

@@penguinista Well you are either extremely dumb or a condescending pos. However, I will give you the benefit of the doubt, so let me google it for you.... Trevor Noah interviewed Sam Altman on his podcast, "What Now?", in an episode released on December 7, 2023. This episode features a candid discussion where Altman reflects on his recent ousting and reinstatement as CEO of OpenAI, as well as broader topics related to artificial intelligence

[@doundunited]

Great entrepreneur, great interviewer. What a masterpiece! Thanks for this conversation

[@kritikaajaani]

Wow! Great! Brilliant! Fascinating! Mesmerising! Superb Episode! Cant stress enough. Trevor got out of Sam Altman more than I have ever heard him say over AGI. The intricacies, the theories and what the future holdswith respect to various aspects of human life and society in general while keeping the nuances and succinct definitions intact (without overly genralising for the audience) is what blew my mind off! Phew! I had to pause, rewind and relisten several times (sometimes with captions on) to comprehend the vastness/scope at which this episode was scaling to! Huge Respect for both Trevor and Sam Altman 🔥🙌🙏

[@TrueTake.]

Based off this convo it looks like it’s almost a year old!

[@Ben_D.]

Ya, they are speaking pretty much in present tense.

[@TrueTake.]

@@Ben_D. Plus Trevor asked if he’s still using his visitor pass and Sam said he got his regular badge back… also Sam said that Plus subscriptions are on pause and that was happening last winter.

[@kritikaajaani]

Wow! I could not get my eyes off Sam Altman at all! (In a fascinating way!). The 'way' he looks completely down at the table or at the floor while answering to questions, beliefs, theories and persepectives, really shows and proves that his mind really races/works/gears up like a machine. I mean you could literally see in his face, the moment Trevor speaks up, suddenly all the cogwheels in his mind display a resultant output of hundred million sentences, perspectives, answers and within a fraction of a second he chooses the 'Best" answer and speaks up and wham! The listener blown away by the depth at which he casually plays in the entire podcast! Like simply great! Huge Respect!🙌

[@roarmalf]

Audio version originally released Dec 2023.

[@penguinista]

It is so confusing not knowing when this conversation happened.

[@kritikaajaani]

I will watch this episode again and again. His answers on this episode if deciphered and applied correctly and carefully can act as new oppurtunity doors for the younger generation like me! Huge Respect! 🙌🙏

[@kimrenard923]

Not sure why this isn't one of the best podcasts out there. Asante sana Trevor Unafanya kazi safi sana. Keep going! Love from Kenya

[@CarolynKiarie]

I am from Kenya living in the states and I approve your message. Great podcast for sure.

[@kimrenard923]

@@CarolynKiarie Kabisaaaa!

[@r0d0j0g9]

How come this video doesn't have millions of views? It should have. Sam is the man of the moment...

[@burnt1ce85]

This was a great podcast but this is an old episode back in 2023.

[@maghikrox]

Fantastic. Deep & insightful. Thank you. Keep up the good job, Trevor.

[@SouhailEntertainment]

Introduction and Sam Altman’s Firing - 00:00 Sam Altman Reflects on Attention and Fame - 01:16 Returning to OpenAI and Recompiling Reality - 02:23 Navigating Emotional Highs and Lows - 03:07 Clarifying His Role and Decision to Return - 03:43 History at Y Combinator and Joining OpenAI - 04:19 The Personal Toll of the Firing - 04:33 Firing in the World of Tech CEOs - 04:50 Being Compared to Steve Jobs and Prometheus - 05:08 The Future of AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) - 05:47 Clarifying AI vs. AGI - 06:06 Impacts of AGI on Society - 07:00 ChatGPT and How Life Goes On with AI - 07:39 The Role of Iterative AI Deployment - 08:41 Returning to OpenAI After the Firing - 10:05 Sam Altman’s Experience with the OpenAI Board - 10:55 Proud Moments During the Firing Saga - 11:31 Sam Altman Interviewed for a Software Job at OpenAI - 11:50 Support from OpenAI Employees - 12:09 The OpenAI Mission: AGI and Safety - 15:40 Early Days and Mission of OpenAI - 15:56 Balancing Profit and Ethics at OpenAI - 16:34 Scaling Technology and its Challenges - 17:41 Importance of Democratizing Governance of AI - 24:47 The Internal Stability and Future Plans for OpenAI - 25:04 Sam Altman’s Emotional Response to the Firing - 26:32 Being Fired During F1 in Las Vegas - 27:06 Navigating Chaos and Support from Microsoft - 29:26 Sam Altman’s Reflections on AGI and Safety - 30:45 ChatGPT’s Impact on Jobs and Society - 31:23 Comparison Between Human Labor and AI - 33:56 Potential Risks and Safety Concerns of AI - 34:18 Managing Hallucinations in AI - 51:00 Surpassing Human Bias in AI - 56:23 Preventing Economic Divide Due to AI - 58:23 The Role of Universal Basic Income - 1:09:22 Concluding Optimism About the Future of Humanity - 1:11:43

[@bushidooffaith4706]

Very interesting, and eye opening. thank you both.

[@minoltaaraya]

Brilliant interview Trevor, such thought provoking questions. I now think of Sam Altman as less of an evil genius trying to destroy the world and more of a curious genius, who may accidentally destroy the world. I'm both inspired and terrified, well done!

[@dosesandmimoses]

Thank you gentlemen for a great conversation!

[@user-mk7sk5nu6s]

this is what I've been wodering !!! thx Trevor and Sam!!

[@ductrinh6077]

nice Trevor Noah interview legend. one of the best podcast today. thank you so much.

[@Sol-one]

Bro, upload videos of you, Josh and Christina. The three of you are more entertaining than any serious interview. Much love from Sweden

[@krakhungames]

10 out 10 interview. Really enjoyed that.

[@AgriTechSolutions360]

Exitted to watch, from Ethiopia i am big fun of trevor and his journey. You might say what ethiopia...

[@Ben_D.]

These two guys are awesome!

[@otorishingen8600]

Very laid back 🌴 Thank you

[@Evanthebat15]

I am one of those that don't like AIs but I can respect what Sam Altman is saying and it does make me feel better to see how human he is, unlike Elon or Mark Z. I can see my career, which is marketing, disappearing in a few years because of AI. After having read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, I've felt that technology can do great things but also have the powers of making us human less intelligent and easier to control.

[@purelyconfused4881]

I like the view. The physical veiw. I want this show to have many more views.

[@ILUFFOMH]

Trevor I love this podcast! I love your work, keep going!

[@tipoomaster]

I noticed you had Palki Sharma in the intro. She'd be interesting to get on a podcast!

[@mahamadousimpara4320]

AI is going to define the next core of human life. It’s helping so much that everyone should consider using it. I want to thank you in person, Sam Altman. I'm in Africa specially Mali, I'm so gratefullll !!

[@Abdoulaye.DOUCOURE]

Qu'est ce que tu y fais ?

[@drukcg]

Wow, didnt know T.N also had a podcast like this. Awesome more to add to my list of podcasts. GG

[@shashanks.k855]

Man... good questions, kudos!

[@IntellectCorner]

*𝓣𝓲𝓶𝓮𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓶𝓹𝓼 𝓫𝔂 𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽𝓒𝓸𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓻* 0:00 - Introduction and Sam Altman's Recent Experience 2:26 - Being CEO Again and the Importance of OpenAI’s Mission 6:29 - The Difference Between AI and AGI 8:19 - ChatGPT's Impact and Societal Adaptation to AI 10:51 - Iterative Deployment and the Importance of Openness in AI Development 11:28 - The OpenAI Building and Sam Altman’s Brief Departure 14:23 - The Support from OpenAI Employees 15:51 - OpenAI’s Mission and the Role of Capitalism 19:59 - The Future of AI: General vs. Specialized Models 24:22 - The Future of OpenAI: Board Expansion and Company Stability 26:28 - Sam Altman's Experience During the Board Crisis 31:40 - The Impact of the Firing and Microsoft's Offer 34:22 - The Emergency Brake: Safety and Ethical Considerations at OpenAI 38:02 - ChatGPT and the Multimodal Future 43:04 - AI, Robots, and the Importance of Cognition 45:14 - Defining and Achieving Artificial General Intelligence 46:56 - AI Bias and the Makeup Example 50:22 - AI Hallucinations and the Creative Process 54:58 - When AI Generates More Words Than Humanity 56:27 - Teaching AI to Think Beyond Human Limitations 58:25 - OpenAI's Efforts to Mitigate Inequality 1:00:22 - Safety Concerns and Nightmare Scenarios 1:04:54 - A Vision for a Better Future with AI 1:07:59 - Redefining the Purpose of Humankind in the Age of AI 1:12:42 - Closing Thoughts and the Importance of Ubuntu

[@avq512h]

interesting and fresh take on some aspects of AI, well done Nova!

[@eyykendrick]

This had to have been recorded a damn year ago

[@effuraybw4095]

AI is so much scarier than it is exciting.

[@SkanDasz]

I really enjoyed the podcast, and I appreciate the subtitles, Noah. They are especially helpful for non-native speakers.

[@framemakers]

hey Trevor, when did you record this man? seems like the content is old news? BTW nice to see you have a podcast.

[@symbionicrex10]

Definitely watching this one. OpenAi is suffering from a bunch of controversy lately 😂

[@rtnjo6936]

no way we're getting new Sam episode

[@JuanGualteros]

Trevor think of this: “We've long equated work with purpose and productivity with worth” author: ChatGPT

[@GBuckne]

..for me it's not that if your surprised or not but that it can do something you didn't know it could do, rather it surprises you or not...

[@GuiDouil]

Please stop taping on the table Trevor. Also hello from France and thank you for the great content 🙌

[@matthewclarke5008]

That's why I don't mind playing classical piano, because yes you can become famous but usually there's a limitation to it, unless you're right up the top, which will never be me.

[@darshuetube]

no doubt openAI has a big part in chatbot. But we shouldn't forget that it is Google that invented the transformer, the core of openAI ChatGPT, and publish it for everyone to use. W/o the transformer, there would be no OpenAI or any language model, or Tesla self-driving,....

[@denicadefoy3164]

Totally random but I thought the semi-hysteria over OpenAI was hilarious because people were afraid that AI was going to take over the world and the image generator couldn't get thumbs right... so I had my doubts about world domination. Great convo!

[@GoGo-c7x]

How they say it I wanna also say it He's handsome His eyes are fire🔥🔥🔥🔥 I'm obsessed with his eyes They're so beautiful

[@r0d0j0g9]

Dam, Sam was really sad about leaving 😢

[@Vampandamonium]

sigh. thought this was recent... It's about a year old... 😞

[@kaivalyashah]

Why is the same episode released again?

[@matthewclarke5008]

Because they believe people cannot remember and feel they can use the material again, and I believe they are right.

[@BornIn82]

my laptop stalled as i was watching this , and my front camera suddenly started blinking incessantly. It has never done this before........hmmmm

[@GBuckne]

..PS: I think he's clever at concealing what he knows...

[@r0d0j0g9]

This video should have millions of views KZbin is hiding this video from people 😅

[@yt_insider]

Trevor mfethu we need you at podcast and chill with MacG and Sol come on now please man 🇿🇦

[@kendrazoa958]

Trevor, really disappointed in this first video on your new podcast. in first few minutes, it was clear to me that this was recorded long ago. it's fine if you post older interviews, but always tell viewer clearly the date it was recorded. Trevor for any interview not current, please include the interview date in the title and description, and as a caption in the video itself.

[@negydimenziosember]

this conversation is half nervous looney tunes half the greatest horror movie ever

[@RobSoRandom]

Trevor Noah how in the hell you sneak thus pod cast on me. My wife bought me tickets to see you live in Atlanta when you 1st left the daily show. We sittin on the porch and i was like man we need Trevor Noah back. Search his name and Boom this foo gotba whole podcast.

[@gizmomismo7071]

This is an old interview??? man what an epic clickbait!!!!

[@viviennemcintosh-p8e]

problem with Sam's sentiments is he is not saying them from a place where his belly is empty ..or his children,s are empty,and what he thinks about his idealistic creation etc etc has no meaning from that hungry empty belly perspective.

[@r0d0j0g9]

Capitalism will cease to exist but it will continue in terms of video games or games in general.

[@visionmajor7300]

Bro you got all the clout

[@sinnthuyaraani4745]

Around 56.00: I don`t think the problem is in our data, but in the way how we connect our data. I guess AI is going to be better than our data because it will connect it differently and get different results. The fundaments are going to be almost always the same and we humans are really good with decoding and understanding our fundaments, so our data is excellent, but again, the way we connect things needs to improve and saying the same again: ChatGPT is for sure much better in connecting things together. One question that might be important is according to which compass/perspective/set of value/paradigm ChatGPT is going to connect things,.. only logic? logic doesn`t work as an inherent force for prosperity and growth but ChatGPT is programmed for growth.

[@chamikk90]

world coin is not the best for UBI. build something for that

[@UnsaltedCashew38]

Isn't this an old interview?!

[@manp1039]

I'm also a bit confused about the timing. This interview seems to have been posted on KZbin around Sept 5th, 2024, but there's no mention of when it actually took place. I didn't hear Trevor Noah say the date either. Based on Sam Altman's comments about being fired and rehired, it feels like the conversation might have happened several months ago, not recently. It would be really helpful if Trevor included the interview date in the title, description, and maybe even as a caption or mentioned it in the video itself.

[@M0skit007]

"In the next few years... in 2026" 😂

[@EdwinMasina93]

Invite Dr. Joe Dispenza

[@twittertwice]

How will our assumptions about AI hold up against the knowledge of ETs intelligence who likely created AI CAPACITY. WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS ET SPECIES (12) WILL MAKE THEMSELVES VISIBLE TO HUMAN BEINGS ON EARTH TO BEGIN THE DANCE.?

[@KanyeRampa]

AI that creats great force of justice in the world...mmmh, that got me

[@GoGo-c7x]

Screw him His eyes are fire 🔥🔥🔥

[@collinsanyanvoh7988]

Any country that attempts to leverage AGI for world war will cause never before seen destruction. Luckily almost all super powers have this technology. The future is exciting and gloomy.

[@kaisebulo]

Trevor doing consultancy work pro bono

[@chebkhaled1985]

Whole idea of having a podcast is to liberate yourself from main stream media and speak up your mind. Well not here, same cringe and he didn't say what happened and he was presented as "trust this guy for AI" which is controversial. Bottom line : byyyye

[@subodh-p3v]

this podcast is an year old, he is asking how does he feel about being the ceo of they year which happened in 2023

[@feralNYC44]

Sutzkever next?

[@goodnatureart]

psycho killer "Qu'est-ce que c'est". I've got a dream! Let's hand over our society to a bunch of peter pans who stare at screens all day.

[@chriss5884]

Little Finger in real life.

[@LehlogonoloMatlwa]

This was an unnecessary history lesson. The present and future topics would have been a much better route.

[@tomastaz]

👀👀