BAES 147: Can Sam Altman be Trusted?

BAES 147: Can Sam Altman be Trusted?

From The Ben and Emil Show by Ben and Emil

April 9, 2026 · 1h 12m

About this episode

The episode discusses Ronan Farrow's investigation into Sam Altman and the implications for AI economics and ethics.

Ronan Farrow at NY Magazine just put out an incredibly long and thorough investigation into Sam Altman: his past companies, dealings, and lies. There's testimony from previous business partners (including the founders of Anthropic). PLUS, we get into the economics of the AI buildout and whether everyone is collectively jumping the gun, and touch a bit on OpenAI's conveniently timed press release about safety. NEW MERCH OUT! Get 10% off when you sign up and also get bonus content, ad-free versions and more plus your first 7 days free at https://benandemilshow.com ***THE SOUTHWEST COMPANION PASS IS BACK GET IT HERE: https://www.cardratings.com/bestcards/featured-credit-cards?src=691608&shnq=520080,4028088,4048122,4028085,3006151,4048149,4028089,4048084&var2= The newest acid video is out now so check it out! https://youtu.be/7vkFY3f5kkw Give this video a thumbs up if you enjoyed it! And please leave us a comment! It helps us! ***Ben's new movies and tv podcast with Dillon is OUT NOW! GO WATCH the latest episode on our TOP MOVIES OF 2025: https://youtu.be/tbC-cMqcby8?si=tO0NK0PmpN2187ir **CHECK OUT EMIL'S LIVESTREAMS HERE: https://www.youtube.com/emilderosa __ SOME OTHER…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Emil

Topics covered

  • Sam Altman
  • AI economics
  • business ethics
  • investigation
  • OpenAI

Keywords

  • Sam Altman
  • Ronan Farrow
  • AI
  • OpenAI
  • business ethics
  • investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NY Magazine, Anthropic, OpenAI

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