#367 – Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI

Sam Altman is the CEO of OpenAI, the company behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Codex, and many other state-of-the-art AI technologies. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – NetSuite : http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – SimpliSafe : https://simplisafe.com/lex – ExpressVPN : https://expressvpn.com/lexpod to get 3 months free EPISODE LINKS: Sam’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/sama OpenAI’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenAI OpenAI’s Website: https://openai.com GPT-4 Website: https://openai.com/research/gpt-4 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: – Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast – Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman – Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman – Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman – LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman – Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) – Introduction (08:41) – GPT-4 (20:06) – Political bias (27:07) – AI safety (47:47) – Neural network size (51:40) – AGI (1:13:09) – Fear (1:15:18) – Competition (1:17:38) – From non-profit to capped-profit (1:20:58) – Power (1:26:11) – Elon Musk (1:34:37) – Political pressure (1:52:51) – Truth and misinformation (2:05:13) – Microsoft (2:09:13) – SVB bank collapse (2:14:04) – Anthropomorphism (2:18:07) – Future applications (2:21:59) – Advice for young people (2:24:37) – Meaning of life