Ed Zitron

They're not doing the right things because the right things are no longer the right thing for the tech industry. And when all of this falls apart, Sam Orman's going to be fine. When this all collapses, he'll find something to blame it on. Market forces, a lack of energy breakthroughs, unfortunate economic things, all of that nonsense.

They're not doing the right things because the right things are no longer the right thing for the tech industry. And when all of this falls apart, Sam Orman's going to be fine. When this all collapses, he'll find something to blame it on. Market forces, a lack of energy breakthroughs, unfortunate economic things, all of that nonsense.

They're not doing the right things because the right things are no longer the right thing for the tech industry. And when all of this falls apart, Sam Orman's going to be fine. When this all collapses, he'll find something to blame it on. Market forces, a lack of energy breakthroughs, unfortunate economic things, all of that nonsense.

And he'll remain a billionaire capable of doing anything he wants. The people that are going to suffer are the people working in Silicon Valley who aren't Sam Altman. The people that did not get born with a silver spoon in each hand and then handed further silver spoons as they walked the streets of San Francisco. People that don't live in 9,500 square foot mansions.

And he'll remain a billionaire capable of doing anything he wants. The people that are going to suffer are the people working in Silicon Valley who aren't Sam Altman. The people that did not get born with a silver spoon in each hand and then handed further silver spoons as they walked the streets of San Francisco. People that don't live in 9,500 square foot mansions.

And he'll remain a billionaire capable of doing anything he wants. The people that are going to suffer are the people working in Silicon Valley who aren't Sam Altman. The people that did not get born with a silver spoon in each hand and then handed further silver spoons as they walked the streets of San Francisco. People that don't live in 9,500 square foot mansions.

The people trying to raise money who can't right now because all the VCs are obsessed with AI. The people that will get fired from public tech companies when a depression hits because the markets realize that the generative AI boom was a bubble. When they realize that the most famous people in tech have been making these promises for nobody other than the markets.

The people trying to raise money who can't right now because all the VCs are obsessed with AI. The people that will get fired from public tech companies when a depression hits because the markets realize that the generative AI boom was a bubble. When they realize that the most famous people in tech have been making these promises for nobody other than the markets.

The people trying to raise money who can't right now because all the VCs are obsessed with AI. The people that will get fired from public tech companies when a depression hits because the markets realize that the generative AI boom was a bubble. When they realize that the most famous people in tech have been making these promises for nobody other than the markets.

Well, the markets need you to do something eventually, and I just don't think it's going to happen. And I think that we need to really think, why was Sam Altman allowed to get to this point? Why did so many people, like Paul Graham, like Reid Hoffman, like Brian Chesky, like Satya Nadella, back up this obvious con artist who has acted like this forever?

Well, the markets need you to do something eventually, and I just don't think it's going to happen. And I think that we need to really think, why was Sam Altman allowed to get to this point? Why did so many people, like Paul Graham, like Reid Hoffman, like Brian Chesky, like Satya Nadella, back up this obvious con artist who has acted like this forever?

Well, the markets need you to do something eventually, and I just don't think it's going to happen. And I think that we need to really think, why was Sam Altman allowed to get to this point? Why did so many people, like Paul Graham, like Reid Hoffman, like Brian Chesky, like Satya Nadella, back up this obvious con artist who has acted like this forever?

And what sucks is I don't know if the Valley is going to learn anything unless it's really bad. And I don't want it to be, by the way. I would love to be wrong. I would love for all of this to just be like, Sam Altman's actually a genius. Turns out the whole thing was not. No, it's not going to happen.

And what sucks is I don't know if the Valley is going to learn anything unless it's really bad. And I don't want it to be, by the way. I would love to be wrong. I would love for all of this to just be like, Sam Altman's actually a genius. Turns out the whole thing was not. No, it's not going to happen.

And what sucks is I don't know if the Valley is going to learn anything unless it's really bad. And I don't want it to be, by the way. I would love to be wrong. I would love for all of this to just be like, Sam Altman's actually a genius. Turns out the whole thing was not. No, it's not going to happen.

And I worry that there is no smooth way out of this, that there is no way to just casually integrate open AI with Microsoft. Because now there's an antitrust thing going in with Microsoft acquiring Inflection AI, another AI company. And that's the thing. It feels like we are approaching a precipice here. And the only way to avoid it is for people to come clean, which is never going to happen.

And I worry that there is no smooth way out of this, that there is no way to just casually integrate open AI with Microsoft. Because now there's an antitrust thing going in with Microsoft acquiring Inflection AI, another AI company. And that's the thing. It feels like we are approaching a precipice here. And the only way to avoid it is for people to come clean, which is never going to happen.

And I worry that there is no smooth way out of this, that there is no way to just casually integrate open AI with Microsoft. Because now there's an antitrust thing going in with Microsoft acquiring Inflection AI, another AI company. And that's the thing. It feels like we are approaching a precipice here. And the only way to avoid it is for people to come clean, which is never going to happen.

Or, of course, for Sam Altman not to be lying. For HAI to actually come out of OpenAI, and by the way, it's going to need to be in the next year. I don't think they've got even three quarters left. I think that once this falls apart, once the markets realize, oh shit, this is not profitable, this is not sustainable, they're going to walk away from it.

Or, of course, for Sam Altman not to be lying. For HAI to actually come out of OpenAI, and by the way, it's going to need to be in the next year. I don't think they've got even three quarters left. I think that once this falls apart, once the markets realize, oh shit, this is not profitable, this is not sustainable, they're going to walk away from it.