It was a head-spinning week in the tech world with the abrupt firing and rehiring of OpenAI\u2019s chief executive, Sam Altman. \n\nThe hosts of \u201cHard Fork,\u201d Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, interviewed Altman only two days before he was fired. Over the course of their conversation, Altman laid out his worldview and his vision for the future of A.I. Today, we\u2019re bringing you that interview to shed light on how Altman has quickly come to be seen as a figure of controversy inside the company he co-founded.\n\n\u201cHard Fork\u201d is a podcast about the future of technology that's already here. You can search for it wherever you get your podcasts. Visit nytimes.com/hardfork for more.