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I Asked ChatGPT About Sam Altman's AI Empire — And It Dodged Like a Pro

Picture this: you're staring at ChatGPT, heart pounding from a bombshell New Yorker piece on Sam Altman. You beg for reassurance. It... politely sidesteps. That's where Emma Brockes landed — and so did I.

theAIcatchup Apr 08, 2026 4 min read

Sam Altman portrait with ChatGPT interface and New Yorker magazine overlay, evoking AI power and caution

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Sam Altman's OpenAI drama, exposed in the New Yorker, fuels legit AI fears — but ChatGPT's deflections hide the real platform shift underway. 𝕏
Echoing past tech panics, AI won't doom us to underclass; it'll unleash abundance if we govern wisely. 𝕏
Test your own fears: Prompt ChatGPT on AGI. The polite dodge is the first sign we're in deep waters. 𝕏

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