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The long shadow of Steve Jobs looms over the turmoil at OpenAI

The long shadow of Steve Jobs looms over the turmoil at OpenAI

One of the most persistent tech cliches is that of the visionary founder – who can reach into the future, break off a piece and make it into something that the masses adore.

David Streitfeld

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Steve Jobs, driven by his genius and his gut, invented the iPhone and built Apple into the world’s most valuable company. He was uncompromising, larger than life and irreplaceable. His life was creating the future, which would be filled with devices controlled by their users.

Sam Altman spent the last year taking on the mantle of Jobs as the Silicon Valley entrepreneur in charge of tomorrow. It is the biggest job in Silicon Valley, and now the most difficult. As more people worry they will be controlled rather than in control, the future is fraught with danger.

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