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kept by eddie feb 04

Sam Altman's leadership of OpenAI and his aggressive bets on AI infrastructure and products position him as a transformative but controversial figure in technology.

OpenAI's dominance is unlike anything Silicon Valley has ever seen
OpenAI's unique private status, massive spending, and vertical expansion up and down the stack create unprecedented dominance and uncertainty for AI startups.
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"Hello, Computer."
Advancements in AI, particularly LLMs, coupled with new hardware from OpenAI and others, finally make voice computing a reality after years of hype and failure.
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AI eats the world (Spring 26) [pdf]
Ben Evans's Spring 2026 deck argues AI is the next platform shift, with models becoming infrastructure and value moving up-stack to apps, workflows, and proprietary data.
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OpenAI Wants to Go Public. First Sarah Friar Needs to Get It to Grow Up. - WSJ
OpenAI's CFO Sarah Friar is reining in Sam Altman's ambitious spending claims and imposing financial discipline as the company eyes a potential IPO.
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Ten years | OpenAI
OpenAI CEO reflects on ten years of progress toward AGI, citing key breakthroughs and iterative deployment as the right strategy.
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