OpenAI is burning $115 billion to build God. 💸🤖 We investigate the "Exponential Flywheel" strategy behind the company's push for AGI. We break down how a non-profit with a "capped profit" model is now seeking a $500 billion valuation and why it's spending money faster than any startup in history.

1. The Safety Exodus: We analyze the internal war. Key safety researchers like Ilya Sutskever and Jan Leike didn't just leave; they resigned in protest. We explore Leike's devastating critique that OpenAI has replaced safety with "shiny products," prioritizing speed over the existential risk of alignment. We discuss the disbanding of the "Superalignment" team and what it means for the future of safe AI .

2. The "Intelligence Too Cheap to Meter": Why burn so much cash? We explain the economic theory. OpenAI envisions a future where intelligence is a utility as cheap as electricity. We discuss their strategy of "Recursive Self-Improvement," using current AI to write better code for the next AI, creating a feedback loop that compresses decades of research into months .

3. The "Jony Ive" Hardware: It’s not just a chatbot. We expose the secret hardware project. OpenAI is reportedly partnering with legendary designer Jony Ive to build a new AI device that replaces the "Times Square" distraction of smartphones with a calm, ambient interface. We ask: is this the end of the iPhone era? The full list of sources used to create this episode can be found on our Patreon under ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/Morgrain