The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Sam Altman

While leading OpenAI, Sam Altman has weathered leaked internal memos, an attempt to oust him as CEO, and widespread skepticism about artificial intelligence’s role in society. The Onion sat down with the entrepreneur to hear his vision for the technology’s future. The Onion: Good morning, Sam. How are you doing today?Altman: Certainly! Here are some […]

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@gregeganSF Like most dystopian science fiction, it turns out that The Onion were unimaginative. The Register ran a much better story this time:-
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/17/worldcoin_identity_ai_agents_whatever/
WorldCoin's newest pitch: Scan your eyeballs to prove AI agents really represent you

: Sell your soul to the orb

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@gregeganSF Why does he always have the same expression as Oliver North giving testimony at the Iran Contra hearings?
@gregeganSF @david_chisnall plagiarizing the land
Now ain't that possible :D

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"AI is advancing very quickly. How can you keep it from getting out of control?"

"That’s more of a two-years-ago question."

:-)

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Especially this:
"
Why did you decide to devote your life to AI?
I just saw so much suffering in the world that needed to be automated.
"