The New Yorker Radio Hour

Sam Altman’s Trust Issues at OpenAI

April 10, 2026·49 min·3-min readinterviewnews
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, wields immense influence over the future of artificial intelligence, a technology poised to reshape economies and global power structures, yet his leadership is marked by a pervasive pattern of inconsistent candor, raising urgent questions about trust, accountab

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Guest

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Ronan Farrow

interview on The New Yorker Radio Hour

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People

Sam AltmanRonan FarrowAndrew MarantzIlya SutskeverElon Musk

Books

Sam Altman May Control the Future. Can He Be Trusted?by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz

Companies

OpenAIAnthropicMicrosoft

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismStartupsTech NewsUs PoliticsVenture Capital

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