OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought

OpenAI’s Two-Week Pause + Jill Lepore on the Threat of the “Artificial State” + Train of Thought

August 21, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 209

About this episode

The episode discusses OpenAI's voluntary slowdown, features Jill Lepore's insights on the dangers of an 'Artificial State', and includes a segment called Train of Thought.

“It is the first time that we know of that a major lab has voluntarily slowed down.”

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