You really should, unfortunately, be worried about Sam Altman

"You could parachute him into an island full of cannibals and come back in 5 years and he'd be the king." That's how a Silicon Valley legend described Sam Altman at age 22. It was supposed to be a compliment. It also helps explain what might be the most dramatic weekend in the history of tech. What you can do right now → https://80000hours.org/open-ai/ In 2023, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said: “No one person should be trusted here… The board can fire me. That's important.” Five months later, they tried. Within days, he’d led an employee revolt that ousted several board members and put him back in power. At the time, no one knew the full story. We know a lot more now. If you want to be part of the conversation about keeping AI safe, subscribe to AI in Context. We’ll keep telling you the stories shaping our future. Key Topics: Sam Altman, OpenAI, AI safety, the future of AGI. Watch previous videos:    • This best-selling book is freaking out nat...      • If you remember one AI disaster, make it t...      • We're Not Ready for Superintelligence   Chapters 0:00 Introduction 01:33 Friday 06:34 The Kill Switch 11:14 Saturday 13:48 What Ilya Saw 18:06 Sunday 20:55 The Dossier 24:56 Monday 27:34 King of the Cannibals 30:37 Tuesday 32:00 Aftermath 35:34 Who Decides Our sources and bibliography: https://80000hours.org/open-ai/ Credits Host / Aric Floyd Writer / Phoebe Brooks Additional Writing / Aric Floyd, Chana Messinger Director / Phoebe Brooks Producers / Chana Messinger, Sage Bergerson Production Designers / Liberty Scarlett, Millie Wilkie Director of Photography / Charles Mori 1st Assistant Camera / Benjy Kirkman Sound Recordist / David Erwood Gaffer / Jon Prentice Spark / Alejandro Restrepo Celis Lighting Trainee / Santiago Toranzo Production Assistant / Scarlett Langley Editor / Phoebe Brooks Graphics & Animation / Sam Watkins, Daniel Recinto, Ale Bonilla Rojas, Jasper Luithlen Graphic Design / Nik Mastroddi, Ailbhe Treacy, Emily Marais, Eric Lynch, Michelle Foley, Jakub Misiek, Alex Savard, Amen Gashaw Additional Cinematography / Nick Dolph Post-production Assistant / Hannah Barrios See our landing page for more work by our crew. Special thanks to Tyler Johnston, Daniel Kokotajlo, and Tyler Whitmer for their interviews. And additional thanks to Bella Forristal, Arden Koehler, Jonny Boomer, Justin Portela, Caitlin Borke, Niel Bowerman, Conor Barnes, John Leaver, Eve McCormick, Rob Wiblin, Petr Lebedev, Valerie Richmond, Laura González Salmerón, Ashley Meader, Siliconversations, Shootfactory, and The Unit Bag. Musicbed: MB01OUX7FKNB7E8, MB01L0MZA4CH3CQ, MB016GTIDVAZZ0W, MB01XKRRHV9NCRS, MB01SHEFX1P0T1T, MB01H7XKR2O8WC0, MB013ZUFWYHLA2T This video is a production of 80,000 Hours. Find us at https://80000hours.org/org-home/ and subscribe to the 80,000 Hours YouTube channel here:    / @eightythousandhours