Ronan Farrow
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 10 Apr
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It's your day to play.
Well, I think one important thing to note is the piece is really forensic and even, and actually to a point where I've been happy to see there's a range of reactions, right?
There's people who have answered that question in a very severe way and looked at the fact pattern that is laid out here and the documentation that's laid out and said, you know, this is someone who poses an acute danger and should be kept away from an authority position.
And then there's people who, I mean,
And hilariously enough, my mother called me and she's like, you know, I kind of like him.
And so I think that is a true reflection of our intentions.
In this case, as you might imagine, there was deep consultation with all of the subjects of the reporting to really understand this.
their feelings.
And anytime we thought there was a persuasive argument from Sam or anyone else that, you know, something shouldn't make it in or something would be sensationalist, we really carefully discussed that editorially.
So the result is very even.
And I would say on the question itself, what we lay out is something that is remarkable, I'd say, even against the backdrop of the culture of mistrust in Silicon Valley, where everybody understands and expects, right, that the
Being a founder means telling different audiences different things at times to some extent, where everyone understands that the entire enterprise is building based on hype long before there is actual, actionable, deliverable product.
Even against that backdrop, there is an extraordinary preponderance of people who emerge from interactions with Sam Altman, including close, years-long ones, with really active complaints and allegations that he lies repeatedly about things big and small.
Well, it was really important to us to filter for the obvious competitive incentives out there.
There are people who are massively incentivized to go after Sam Allman.
And the reality is that there are very firmly evidence-based critiques.
many of which are promulgated not just by the rivals, although they're certainly amplified by them happily, but also by more neutral figures and people who are just kind of technologists who aren't in the fight.
And then there is the white-hot center of the rivalry, the stuff you mentioned that I think is in a very different category, which is Elon Musk and other direct competitors really amplifying
Everything they can come up with.
And in some cases, we document things that are inflated or trumped up or just seem to not be true.
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