#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI Lex Fridman Podcast

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(08:41) - GPT-4

(20:06) - Political bias

(27:07) - AI safety

(47:47) - Neural network size

(51:40) - AGI

(1:13:09) - Fear

(1:15:18) - Competition

(1:17:38) - From non-profit to capped-profit

(1:20:58) - Power

(1:26:11) - Elon Musk

(1:34:37) - Political pressure

(1:52:51) - Truth and misinformation

(2:05:13) - Microsoft

(2:09:13) - SVB bank collapse

(2:14:04) - Anthropomorphism

(2:18:07) - Future applications

(2:21:59) - Advice for young people

(2:24:37) - Meaning of life