Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman's "unconstrained" relationship with the truth
Today I’m talking with Ronan Farrow, one of the biggest stars of investigative reporting working today. He broke the Harvey Weinstein story, among many, many others.
Just last week, he and co-author Andrew Marantz published an incredible deep-dive feature in The New Yorker about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, his trustworthiness, and the rise of OpenAI itself. So Ronan came on the show to discuss the piece, his reporting process, and why he thinks this story and the revelations it contains really matter.
Read the full interview transcript here on The Verge.
Links:
Sam Altman may control our future — can he be trusted? | The New Yorker
Hey ChatGPT, which one of these is the real Sam Altman? | New York Times
Suspect throws molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home | Wired
The attacks on Sam Altman are a warning for the AI world | The Verge
The vibes are off at OpenAI | The Verge
Why Sam Altman was booted from OpenAI | The Verge
Sam Altman, unconstrained by the truth | Gary Marcus
A brief history of Sam Altman's hype | MIT Tech Review
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Recode Decode: Ronan Farrow
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about his new book, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, which details the extreme lengths men like Harvey Weinstein have gone to escape accountability for sexual abuse. He discusses why other journalists before him couldn’t nail the Weinstein story, and how the powerful Hollywood producer tapped into a network of shady allies in his attempt to suppress it — including some of Farrow's former bosses at NBC News. He also talks about how the public and the press mistreated women like Rose McGowan, his recent story about the MIT-Jeffrey Epstein cover-up, and why the book is ultimately optimistic about the future. Plus: Will Catch and Kill be a movie?
Featuring:
Ronan Farrow, author, Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
Hosts:
Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), Recode co-founder and editor-at-large
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