
Revealed: The True Story Why Sam Altman Was Fired from OpenAI
About this episode
We finally know what Ilya Sutskever saw, and why OpenAI’s chief scientist moved to oust Sam Altman. We unpack the newly released 52-page deposition: a year of plotting with Mira Murati, the board’s shock decision, and the near-walkout of 700 employees. Then we break down Sam’s $1.4T compute spree, that fiery BG2 exchange, and the only paths that might pay for it (ads? devices? an “AI cloud”?). If you care where AGI, OpenAI’s rumored IPO, and your data are headed, hit play.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What Did Ilya See
04:04 The Deposition
08:01 Well That Was Unexpected...
13:37 The Viral Clip
19:13 Can $1T Actually Make Sense?
24:56 The OpenAI Ad Strategy
31:20 Are You Buying The IPO?
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RESOURCES
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Ejaaz: https://x.com/cryptopunk7213
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