Ed Zitron

And it's all happening because Sam Altman, intentionally or otherwise, has created a totally hollow hype cycle. And all of this is thanks to Sam Altman and a tech industry that's lost its ability to create things worthy of an actual hype cycle, to the point that this spacious, non-technical manipulator can lead it down this nasty, ugly, offensive, anti-tech path.

And it's all happening because Sam Altman, intentionally or otherwise, has created a totally hollow hype cycle. And all of this is thanks to Sam Altman and a tech industry that's lost its ability to create things worthy of an actual hype cycle, to the point that this spacious, non-technical manipulator can lead it down this nasty, ugly, offensive, anti-tech path.

The tech industry has spent years pissing off customers, with platforms like Facebook and Google actively making their products worse in the pursuit of perpetual growth, unashamedly turning their backs on the people that made them rich and acting with this horrifying contempt for their users. And I believe the result will be that tech is going to face a harsh reprimand from society.

The tech industry has spent years pissing off customers, with platforms like Facebook and Google actively making their products worse in the pursuit of perpetual growth, unashamedly turning their backs on the people that made them rich and acting with this horrifying contempt for their users. And I believe the result will be that tech is going to face a harsh reprimand from society.

The tech industry has spent years pissing off customers, with platforms like Facebook and Google actively making their products worse in the pursuit of perpetual growth, unashamedly turning their backs on the people that made them rich and acting with this horrifying contempt for their users. And I believe the result will be that tech is going to face a harsh reprimand from society.

As I mentioned in the Rockcom bubble, things are already falling apart, web traffic is already dropping. And what sucks is the people around Sam Altman should have been able to see this. Even putting aside his resume, I've listened to an alarming amount of Sam Altman talk. And I'm a public relations person. Who the hell am I? I'm someone who's been around a lot of people who make shit up.

As I mentioned in the Rockcom bubble, things are already falling apart, web traffic is already dropping. And what sucks is the people around Sam Altman should have been able to see this. Even putting aside his resume, I've listened to an alarming amount of Sam Altman talk. And I'm a public relations person. Who the hell am I? I'm someone who's been around a lot of people who make shit up.

As I mentioned in the Rockcom bubble, things are already falling apart, web traffic is already dropping. And what sucks is the people around Sam Altman should have been able to see this. Even putting aside his resume, I've listened to an alarming amount of Sam Altman talk. And I'm a public relations person. Who the hell am I? I'm someone who's been around a lot of people who make shit up.

I've been around a lot of people whose job it is to kind of obfuscate things. And quite frankly, Orman's really obvious. I'm not going to do any weird lie-to-me-esque ways of proving he's lying. He just doesn't ever get pushed into any depth. No one ever asks him really technical questions or even just a question like, hey, Sam, did you work on any of the code at OpenAI? What did you work on?

I've been around a lot of people whose job it is to kind of obfuscate things. And quite frankly, Orman's really obvious. I'm not going to do any weird lie-to-me-esque ways of proving he's lying. He just doesn't ever get pushed into any depth. No one ever asks him really technical questions or even just a question like, hey, Sam, did you work on any of the code at OpenAI? What did you work on?

I've been around a lot of people whose job it is to kind of obfuscate things. And quite frankly, Orman's really obvious. I'm not going to do any weird lie-to-me-esque ways of proving he's lying. He just doesn't ever get pushed into any depth. No one ever asks him really technical questions or even just a question like, hey, Sam, did you work on any of the code at OpenAI? What did you work on?

I know you can't talk about the future, Sam, but how close are we actually to AGI? And if he says, oh, a few years, that's not specific enough, Sam. How about give me a ballpark? And then when he lies again, you say, okay, Sam, how do we get from generative AI to AGI? And when he starts waffling, say, no, no, no, be specific, Sam. This is how you actually ask questions.

I know you can't talk about the future, Sam, but how close are we actually to AGI? And if he says, oh, a few years, that's not specific enough, Sam. How about give me a ballpark? And then when he lies again, you say, okay, Sam, how do we get from generative AI to AGI? And when he starts waffling, say, no, no, no, be specific, Sam. This is how you actually ask questions.

I know you can't talk about the future, Sam, but how close are we actually to AGI? And if he says, oh, a few years, that's not specific enough, Sam. How about give me a ballpark? And then when he lies again, you say, okay, Sam, how do we get from generative AI to AGI? And when he starts waffling, say, no, no, no, be specific, Sam. This is how you actually ask questions.

And when you say things like this, by the way, to technical founders, they don't get worried. They don't obfuscate. They may say, I can't talk about this due to legal things, which is fine. But they'll generally try and talk to you. Listen to any interview with any other technical AI person. Listen to them and then listen to Sam Altman. He's full of it. It's so obvious.

And when you say things like this, by the way, to technical founders, they don't get worried. They don't obfuscate. They may say, I can't talk about this due to legal things, which is fine. But they'll generally try and talk to you. Listen to any interview with any other technical AI person. Listen to them and then listen to Sam Altman. He's full of it. It's so obvious.

And when you say things like this, by the way, to technical founders, they don't get worried. They don't obfuscate. They may say, I can't talk about this due to legal things, which is fine. But they'll generally try and talk to you. Listen to any interview with any other technical AI person. Listen to them and then listen to Sam Altman. He's full of it. It's so obvious.

And one deeply unfair thing with the Valley is there are people that get held to these standards. Early stage startups generally do. The ones that aren't handed to people like Altman or Alexis Ohanian of Reddit or Paul Graham or Reid Hoffman. They don't get those chances because they're not saying the things that need to be said to the venture capitalists. They're not in the circles.

And one deeply unfair thing with the Valley is there are people that get held to these standards. Early stage startups generally do. The ones that aren't handed to people like Altman or Alexis Ohanian of Reddit or Paul Graham or Reid Hoffman. They don't get those chances because they're not saying the things that need to be said to the venture capitalists. They're not in the circles.

And one deeply unfair thing with the Valley is there are people that get held to these standards. Early stage startups generally do. The ones that aren't handed to people like Altman or Alexis Ohanian of Reddit or Paul Graham or Reid Hoffman. They don't get those chances because they're not saying the things that need to be said to the venture capitalists. They're not in the circles.