Welcome to episode 143 of the AI for Career Success podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give working professionals who leverage AI as a tool for efficiency and productivity a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred unpack a December 19 video entitled "What Sam Altman Doesn't Want You to Know" from Sean Morrow and YouTube channel More Perfect Union.
This episode focuses on a recent critique of Sam Altman’s leadership and the massive financial risks underlying OpenAI, suggesting that his career is defined by unfulfilled promises and deceptive practices.
The text highlights a pattern of misleading claims by Altman, ranging from inflated user data at his first company, Loopt, to his current assertions regarding personal equity and altruism.
Altman is depicted as an opportunistic investor who strategically funds the very infrastructure—such as nuclear energy and data sources—that his AI ventures require to function.
By leveraging circular investments with tech giants like Microsoft and Nvidia, he creates an economic loop that may ultimately require taxpayer bailouts if the industry falters. The narrative warns that society is being pressured to surrender private data and resources in exchange for a utopian vision that lacks transparency.
Ultimately, hispisode questions whether a figure with a history of broken commitments should be trusted with the future of global technology.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Watch the original video: https://tinyurl.com/3c887xft
>> Read the Robbins article "The Global AI Race: America vs. China": https://tinyurl.com/2uckj7wy
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/bdeyd64t
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
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