Sam Altman: A Silicon Valley Soap Opera

Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 1:36 a.m.

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Happy Thanksgiving Americasters!\\n \\nOpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is returning as boss just days after he was fired by the board.\\n \\nThe team talk about the whole story: who he is, and who\\u2019s winning the AI arms race, with New York Times tech journalist Mike Isaac.\\n \\nAnd \\u2013 the lives of two turkeys, \\u2018Liberty and \\u2018Bell\\u2019, have been saved after they received a pardoning from Joe Biden in time for Thanksgiving.\\n \\nA former White House chef reveals the favourite foods of past presidents.\\n \\nHOSTS:\\n\\u2022 Justin Webb, Radio 4 presenter\\n\\u2022 Sarah Smith, North America editor\\n\\u2022 Marianna Spring, disinformation and social media correspondent\\n\\u2022 Anthony Zurcher, North America correspondent\\n \\nGUESTS:\\n\\u2022 Mike Isaac, New York Times tech journalist\\n\\u2022 John Moeller, former White House chef\\n \\nGET IN TOUCH:\\n\\u2022 Join our online community: https://discord.gg/qSrxqNcmRB\\n\\u2022 Send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp to +44 330 123 9480\\n\\u2022 Email Americast@bbc.co.uk\\n\\u2022 Or use #Americast\\n \\nFind out more about our award-winning \\u201cundercover voters\\u201d here: bbc.in/3lFddSF.\\n \\nThis episode was made by Chris Flynn with Alix Pickles, Catherine Fusillo and Claire Betzer. The technical producer was Ben Andrews. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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