OpenAI #16: A History and a Proposal

Don't Worry About the Vase Podcast · Apr 7, 2026 · 47m

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* 00:00 - Introduction

* 00:50 - Table of Contents

* 01:43 - Part 1: OpenAI: The Histories

* 03:06 - The Battle of the Board

* 04:08 - Thanks For The Memos

* 04:30 - I Am What I Am

* 05:04 - That’s Not What I Said

* 05:19 - There Will Be No Investigation

* 06:22 - Musk Versus Altman

* 07:38 - Amodei Versus Altman

* 09:33 - Sydney Versus Altman

* 10:31 - Highest Bidder Versus Altman

* 12:58 - Risky Business

* 15:46 -…