Dan Romero, Antonio Garcia Martinez and Erik Torenberg discuss their takes on Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI, his legacy, and his comparative significance vis-à-vis figures like Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk.
This is a developing story. This podcast was recorded on Sunday Nov 19th at 12pm PST.

We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.
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E51: The Sam Altman Episode: OpenAI, Sam's Legacy

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In this episode of Moment of Zen, Erik is joined by Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business and author of the newly released book "The Anxious Generation."
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E78: The Social Media Theory of Everything with Jonathan Haidt

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E75: The Future of Crypto, Social Platforms, and Descending the Tech Ladder with Mike Rainbow

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E51: The Sam Altman Episode: OpenAI, Sam's Legacy

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