The Mess at OpenAI (403)

<p>Note: This was recorded before Sam Altman was reinstated at OpenAI. Go figure!</p> <p>Joe and Robert go indepth on the soap opera that is OpenAI, and the ramifications on marketers and content creators.</p> <p>X sees another exodus of advertisers. Is this the end of the road for the former blue bird?</p> <p>And TikTok is now used at a key news source for 30 percent of young adults. Should we be scared?</p> <p>Rants and raves include ideas to save local journalism and Buzzfeed's new business model.</p> <p><strong>This week's links:</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/openai-fires-sam-altman-what-happened-and-what-could/id1548733275?i=1000635474920" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Roetzer's AI Podcast about the History of OpenAI</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/sam-altman-returns-openai-ceo-infighting-ai-startup-rcna126214" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Altman Returns to OpenAI (added link)</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/openai-leadership-hangs-in-balance-as-sam-altmans-counte-rebellion-gains-steam-47276fa8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Altman Joins Microsoft</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/11/20/23969589/openai-sam-altman-fired-microsoft-chatgpt-emmett-shear-silicon-valley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why OpenAI Blew Up</a></p> <p><a href= "https://adage.com/article/digital-marketing-ad-tech-news/x-responds-advertisers-exits-ad-leaders-react-musk-latest-controversy/2530576" target="_blank" rel="noopener">X Responds to Advertisers Jumping Ship</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/musk-endorses-antisemitic-conspiracy-theory-x-has-been-placing-ads-apple-bravo-ibm-oracle" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Media Matters Grills Elon and X</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.npr.org/2023/09/07/1198029284/macarthur-knight-journalism-news-press-forward" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Crisis in Local News</a></p> <p><a href= "https://www.adweek.com/media/buzzfeed-strategic-shift-jessica-probu