Greg Brockman: Inside the 72 Hours That Almost Killed OpenAI
Greg Brockman discusses the pivotal moments in OpenAI's history, particularly the 72 hours following Sam Altman's firing. He shares insights on the company's transition from a nonprofit structure and the development of its technical plans. The conversation also touches on the implications of AI advancements for jobs and the future of artificial general intelligence (AGI).
- ▪Greg Brockman is the co-founder and President of OpenAI.
- ▪He explains how OpenAI had to abandon its pure nonprofit structure.
- ▪The discussion includes the aftermath of Sam Altman's firing and the creation of a backup company.
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The Knowledge Project PodcastGreg Brockman: Inside the 72 Hours That Almost Killed OpenAI The AI race, the future of AGI, and the inside story of OpenAI. Greg Brockman is the co-founder and President of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT and GPT-5. He was the first engineer at Stripe before leaving in 2015 to help start OpenAI. In this rare conversation, Greg goes inside the moments that built, and nearly broke, the most important AI company in the world. Play Featured clips 06:05 Breakthrough Moments at OpenAI 15:44 Sam Altman's Firing 32:22 Is AI Going Parabolic? 40:38 Why ChatGPT No Longer Shows Reasoning 01:04:44 AI and Job Loss // Add player to queue when DOM is ready if (document.readyState === 'loading') { document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { if…
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