"I don't think this will be an only good story," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said after being asked a question about whether his company, valued around $1 trillion, might bring some bad into the world. In other words: yes. His defense was that people should think in millennia, not decades. "Maybe the socioeconomic contract has to change very dramatically," he said."
"The basketball coach Altman referred to was Steve Kerr. The two were on stage together at the Sydney Goldstein Theater in Hayes Valley on Monday night for a conversation about "leadership, innovation, and San Francisco." After learning about the event earlier that day, I bought a ticket out of morbid curiosity. What myths is Altman interested in telling about himself and about his company, one actively making American life more expensive, degrading, and stupid?"
Sam Altman acknowledged AI may cause harm and urged thinking in millennia rather than decades, suggesting the socioeconomic contract may require dramatic change. He noted novel jobs emerge over time: basketball coach did not exist 500 years ago and AI company CEO did not exist 50 years ago. Altman appeared with Steve Kerr on stage at the Sydney Goldstein Theater for a conversation about leadership, innovation, and San Francisco. A ticket to the event was purchased out of morbid curiosity. Questions arose about the myths Altman may tell, possible links between Kerr and Altman, and how prominent AI figures frame San Francisco amid narratives of decline and revival.
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