Shawn Wen

Executive Producer of #Foundering @technology, writer, reader, cinephile.

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

@rachelmetz https://t.co/JupyWOK0hx

[Ed Ludlow @EdLudlow]

Below is an important image. And it comes with some important reporting on OpenAI from @rachelmetz

Below: @sama @gdb* @woj_zaremba remain

Gone: @tlbtlbtlb @elonmusk @ilyasut @pam_vagata @johnschulman2 @karpathy @vickicheungcc @dpkingma

https://t.co/a0zrkgt3yN

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

OpenAI started with 11 co-founders.

Only three are left.

And Sam Altman's power (and money!) only continues to grow.

Read my colleague @rachelmetz's reporting on OpenAI's behind-the-scenes Game of Thrones scenario.

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[Rachel Metz @rachelmetz]

I've spent weeks looking at how Sam Altman concentrated his power at OpenAI, particularly over the past year, as the company barreled toward its $157B valuation. Step back from the frenzy and see how we got here by reading my piece; here's a gift link!
https://t.co/iYUWOmwzQ6

[Brad Stone @BradStone]

NEW in the October @BW: What would a Kamala Harris presidency look like? We mined interviews dating back to 2005 that our own @KarenBreslauCA has conducted with Harris, her mother and other family members. by @josh_wingrove and @gardnerakayla

https://t.co/3hcEjQudoe

With a splendid cover illustration from PS Spencer:

[Rachel Metz @rachelmetz]

🥁 The @business @technology second-annual AI startups to watch list is here! 🥁 check it out (gift link below)!
This was a massive group effort by me, @shiringhaffary, @dinabass, @vandermey, @sfiegerman, and many others at Bloomberg!

https://t.co/U4eU981AkQ

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

Go @ellenhuet!

[Ellen Huet @ellenhuet]

ty @marketplace for having me on to yap a little with @lilyjamali about Foundering's new season on OpenAI and Sam Altman 🎧

we talked about Sam's sister Annie, Sam's rise in Silicon Valley, his slipperiness, and his tactic of scolding his interviewers

https://t.co/SI4PlvN17k

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

Check out the new, relaunched @BW with this banger of a first story!

[Brad Stone @BradStone]

NEW: In the July issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, Bernard Arnault, one of the wealthiest people alive, explains how he built LVMH into the largest luxury conglomerate in the world. (thread: 1/4)

https://t.co/g6ZY7b6xNq

[Ellen Huet @ellenhuet]

🎧FOUNDERING PODCAST THREAD (with cute lil videos):

@Shawn_Wen and I made a five-episode podcast about OpenAI and Sam Altman -- season five of Foundering

i'm collecting the episodes here as they air (you can listen early with a bloomberg sub)

up first: a video for the trailer!

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

@tsgiles @technology @sama @ellenhuet Thank you, Tom, for your edits and support!

[Tom Giles @tsgiles]

Foundering, the flagship @technology podcast, is out! It's all about @sama, #OpenAI and the intrigue surrounding his ouster and quick return. Even if you've been following closely, @ellenhuet and @Shawn_Wen uncover so much you probably didn't know. https://t.co/DnZSdJClGe

[Lucas Shaw @Lucas_Shaw]

Bloomberg's podcast dream team made a new show.

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

@Lucas_Shaw Thank you, Lucas!

[Priya Anand @Priyasideas]

So excited for this and truly everything @ellenhuet makes https://t.co/3ggkOaff9U

[Anne W. VanderMey @vandermey]

A fresh five-part series on OpenAI from podcasting dream team @ellenhuet and @Shawn_Wen: https://t.co/R0zWobj6y2

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

@ellenhuet @BW 🎧Foundering Ep 2: Ilya Dreams of AGI

The tumultuous early days of OpenAI that end with the ouster of Elon Musk

https://t.co/EMmmWxVjF0

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

🚨🎧🚨 NEW PODCAST ALERT:

Foundering: The OpenAI Story is out!
Made by brilliant reporter/ host @ellenhuet and me

Cargo shorts!
Popped collars!
How did @sama beat Elon?
"not consistently candid"
What does "open" stand for?
Are they still a nonprofit?

https://t.co/m7QJwY12OO

[Shawn Wen @Shawn_Wen]

@ellenhuet @BW 🎧Foundering Ep: The Most Silicon Valley Man Alive

Sam Altman wins over influential men in the tech industry

https://t.co/7b7BscTlhJ

[Rachel Metz @rachelmetz]

i am SO EXCITED for the new season of Foundering, focused entirely on @sama and @OpenAI. it was created by the amazing @ellenhuet and @Shawn_Wen; please give it a listen!! you'll also get to hear me on a bunch of the episodes! (consider that a plus or minus, but consider it!)

[Ellen Huet @ellenhuet]

📢📢 NEW PODCAST LAUNCH: season five of Foundering is here!

in this five-episode season, we dive into the contentious story of OpenAI

we also explore an urgent question: Should we trust Sam Altman?

episodes 1&2 are out now, 3-5 available early for Bloomberg subscribers

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