Sam Altman biographer Keach Hagey explains why the OpenAI CEO was ‘born for this moment’
In “The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future,” Wall Street Journal reporter Keach Hagey examines our AI-obsessed moment through one of its key figures — Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI. Hagey begins with Altman’s Mid…
Day 4 of TechCrunch Sessions: AI Trivia Countdown — Flex your brain, score big on tickets
TechCrunch Sessions: AI hits UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5 — and today’s your shot at AI trivia glory and two tickets for the price of one. Answer a few brain-busting questions on artificial intelligence, and if you ace it, you might just fin…
Video game union announces first contract with Microsoft
Unionized quality assurance testers at video game holding company ZeniMax announced Friday that they have reached a tentative contract agreement with Microsoft, which acquired ZeniMax in 2021. This represents Microsoft’s first union contract in the Uni…
4 days to go: TechCrunch Sessions: AI is almost in session
Artificial intelligence has no shortage of visionaries—but the ones who matter are executing. In 4 days, TechCrunch Sessions: AI brings those builders, researchers, funders, and enthusiasts under one roof at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall. This isn’t a …