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Sam Altman on Sora, Pentagon, AI: 'Power vs Responsibility'

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Sam Altman, in his first interview since shutting down Sora and rejecting a billion-dollar Disney deal, discusses his decision to avoid social media-style hooks that could lead to addiction problems. He also shares insights on the Pentagon, raising kids in the AI era, and the growing legal challenges faced by tech giants, likening it to Silicon Valleys big tobacco reckoning.

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Sam Altman on Sora, Pentagon, AI: 'Power vs Responsibility'

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Sam Altman on Sora, Pentagon, AI: 'Power vs Responsibility'. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 1, Sam Altman just dropped his first interview since shutting down the Sora video app and nixing a $1 billion Disney deal. He told Lori Segal on her mostly-human podcast that he could have made Sora super addictive, but chose not to, dodging the legal traps that hit, social media giants. Earlier this week, Segal shared details with Page 6. Altman explained they even considered folding Sora into chat GPT, but backed off. He called it a berry-tough resource decision to avoid those social media-style hooks that lead to addiction problems. This comes right as Quartz Hammer, Metta, and Google. A Los Angeles jury hit them with $6 million in damages last week, and a New Mexico one slapped Metta with $375 million. Dollars the day before. Both are appealing, but it feels like Silicon Valley's big tobacco reckoning. In the chat at his California home, Altman opens up for the first time on Sora's end, Pentagon dealings, and raising kids in this AI era. Segal, who's covered him for 15 years from garage startup days, pushed for deeper questions

on war, innovation, and society's future. These talks remind us tech leaders are wrestling with power versus responsibility, especially as lawsuits pile up, and AI reshapes everything we do. Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending.

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