Sam Altman

But I'm interested in better ways to do that than what we have tried for the existing social safety net and kind of the way things have been handled. And I think giving people money is not going to go solve all problems. It's certainly not going to make people happy, but it might solve some problems and it might give people a better horizon with which to help themselves.

And I'm interested in that. I think that now that we see some of the ways, so 2016 was a very long time ago. Now that we see some of the ways that AI is developing, I wonder if there's better things to do than the traditional way conceptualization of UBI. Like I wonder, I wonder if the future looks something like, more like universal basic compute than universal basic income.

And I'm interested in that. I think that now that we see some of the ways, so 2016 was a very long time ago. Now that we see some of the ways that AI is developing, I wonder if there's better things to do than the traditional way conceptualization of UBI. Like I wonder, I wonder if the future looks something like, more like universal basic compute than universal basic income.

And everybody gets like a slice of GPT-7's compute and they can use it, they can resell it, they can donate it to somebody to use for cancer research. But what you get is not dollars, but this like, slice. Yeah, you own like part of the productivity.

And everybody gets like a slice of GPT-7's compute and they can use it, they can resell it, they can donate it to somebody to use for cancer research. But what you get is not dollars, but this like, slice. Yeah, you own like part of the productivity.

Okay.

Okay.

Um... You know, I, if you have specific questions, I'm happy to maybe I said, maybe I want to talk about it at some point.

Um... You know, I, if you have specific questions, I'm happy to maybe I said, maybe I want to talk about it at some point.

I was fired. I was I talked about coming back. I kind of was a little bit unsure at the moment about what I wanted to do because I was very upset. And I realized that I really loved OpenAI and the people and that I would come back. And I kind of I knew it was going to be hard. It was even harder than I thought. But I kind of was like, all right, fine. I agreed to come back.

I was fired. I was I talked about coming back. I kind of was a little bit unsure at the moment about what I wanted to do because I was very upset. And I realized that I really loved OpenAI and the people and that I would come back. And I kind of I knew it was going to be hard. It was even harder than I thought. But I kind of was like, all right, fine. I agreed to come back.

The board like took a while to figure things out. And then, you know, we were kind of like, trying to keep the team together and keep doing things for our customers. And, you know, sort of started making other plans, then the board decided to hire a different interim CEO. And then everybody There are many people. Oh, my gosh.

The board like took a while to figure things out. And then, you know, we were kind of like, trying to keep the team together and keep doing things for our customers. And, you know, sort of started making other plans, then the board decided to hire a different interim CEO. And then everybody There are many people. Oh, my gosh.

And I have nothing but good things to say about Emmett. I was here for Scaramucci. And then.

And I have nothing but good things to say about Emmett. I was here for Scaramucci. And then.

I was in a hotel room in Vegas for F1 weekend.

I was in a hotel room in Vegas for F1 weekend.

Actually, no, I got a text the night before. And then I got on a phone call with the board. And then that was that. And then I kind of like, I mean, then everything went crazy. I was like, it was like. I mean, my phone was like unusable. It was just a nonstop vibrating thing of like text messages, calls.

Actually, no, I got a text the night before. And then I got on a phone call with the board. And then that was that. And then I kind of like, I mean, then everything went crazy. I was like, it was like. I mean, my phone was like unusable. It was just a nonstop vibrating thing of like text messages, calls.

It was nice of them. And then like, you know, I kind of did like a few hours of just this like absolute fugue state in the hotel room. trying to like I was just confused beyond belief trying to figure out what to do and so weird and then like Flew home at maybe like, I don't know, 3 p.m. or something like that. Still just like, you know, crazy nonstop phone blowing up.