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Hayden Field

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480 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

But within tech, people are looking at the business

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

angle and how these companies are conducting themselves, what the CEOs are saying.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

Maybe Sam Altman isn't a household name for the average person in America.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

I think a lot of people know who he is, but I will be talking to people in the wild and say Sam Altman and they're like, who's that?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

So when I say CEO of OpenAI, they get it.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

But yeah, I think it's interesting just comparing the tech reactions to the general public's reactions.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

Because in the tech industry, yeah, people are really raising an eyebrow at OpenAI's business strategy and at Sam Altman going around saying like, oh, I couldn't raise my child without

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

ChatGPT or, oh, like, you know, if your job gets replaced by AI, like maybe, you know, you should think about switching jobs.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

And, you know, Dario Amadeus said kind of sus things as well.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

So, I mean, you know, no AI leader is doing comms entirely right.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

But it is interesting to see kind of, yeah, the difference between the general public's perception versus people in tech.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

I think it's going to try very hard, and I think it will be able to.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

The question is just, can it hold on to that focus?

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

I mean, I've seen them change their strategy just like this in the past, and usually it just falls by the wayside a couple months later or a year later.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

So what I'm wondering is how long they can hold on to this.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

Anthropic has committed to one thing, stuck with it for the most part.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

OpenAI, whenever they commit to something, like a year later, things shift.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

Teams will be disbanded.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

They'll have a reorg.

Decoder with Nilay Patel
The AI industry's existential race for profits

Anthropic's also seen a ton of change, but it's always had this one goal and kind of stuck with it.