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really a war for bodies and territory. It's a war about minds. And if they don't completely control what comes out of that area, they lose the war. It doesn't matter how many people die on what side. They still lose the war. So I wouldn't trust anything that comes out of the war zone yet. But I think eventually we'll get some clarity. Let's talk about OpenAI. You all know the story about Sam Altm…
← Previous segment →t day I ever had, which I've never had, I'm just saying, I'm trying to imagine it. The best day you could ever have was Sam Altman's last day or two. Imagine getting fired from the most storied company in modern history, $86 billion worth of value, changing the world in every way, and you get fired like a dog. And within 24 hours your entire company says no, whoever fired you, you guys got to go and they got to come back. And apparently Microsoft, allegedly, don't know what's true yet, but it looks like Microsoft might be pushing to get Altman back in there too. And at one point there was a report that the board was actually serious about quitting. How could they not? What would be any scenario in which the board should stay and Altman should leave if the staff, if it's true, you have to wonder what's true, but if it's true that the staff somewhat universally backed the fired guys, the board's got to leave. That's sort of non-negotiable in my opinion. It can only go one way. So that'll be interesting. We'll keep an eye on that.
More about that. So what did we learn about the board of OpenAI? Did we learn that the people who are members of boards are always experts in their industry? Is that what we learned? Or did we learn that what Hannity has been saying about Hunter Biden being unqualified for the Burisma board was always, and every informed person should have known, that every time I hear Hannity say that Hunter was unqualified to be on the board, I think, Hannity, you might be unqualified to talk on television. Because you don't need experience in the industry to be on a board. It's not even for that. The board is not advising on the details of the strategy. They're simply making sure that the CEO doesn't become a wild person, basically. So the fact that the right has been subject to that much fake news from Hannity in particular, I mean, how long has it been? You don't think anybody informed Hannity that you have to be an expert in the field to be on the board? Nobody told Hannity that in like months and months and months? You never heard of that? It's just a head-shaker.
And this is for whoever said yesterday I don't do both sides. Yes I do. I do do both sides. I do. I do call out fake news on both sides. You don't like it, but I do.
So also OpenAI. I love that there's a new company that we can talk about that's not just X or Tesla or something. I kind of like the big company intrigue once you know the players and how they fit together. But OpenAI has another interesting aspect to it, and I'm just the canceled cartoonist to point it out. If you're going to have an exciting story about a company that's in the news and you start to know the characters and stuff, have any of you seen who is temporarily replacing Altman as CEO or president, I guess? Her name is Mira Murati. And she's an engineer who is the head of technology, and temporarily she's sitting in. Now I'm going to say this in the least sexist way I can. All right, this is the least sexist way I can say this. I've never seen a more photogenic engineer. Do I need to say more? Oh my God, have you seen the pictures of their new temporary president? Honest to God, I've never seen a male or female engineer that photogenic. The camera freaking loves her. And the story is not just that she's attractive. I mean that's part of it, but photogenic, my God. So that just makes the story more interesting.
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ly she's highly qualified. She's an engineer for the most important job probably in the world at the moment, so she must be crazy qualified as well. And I can guarantee that she's smarter than the average person. I mean I can guarantee that personally because she's been following me on X. And wouldn't you agree people who follow me on X are way above average in intelligence? I mean it's a trend. I…
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