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The Optimist: Sam Altman, Openai, and the Race to Invent the Future
Keach Hagey
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Tim Wu,
The New York Times Book Review
No hagiography ... Excellent and deeply reported.
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James Ball,
The Guardian (UK)
Skillful ... Dramatic ... Profoundly human ... Altman is the great enigma at its core, seemingly acting with the best of intentions, but also regularly accused of being a skilled and devious manipulator.
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Kirkus
Searching ... An exemplary blend of biography, financial technology reportage, and futurology.
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Publishers Weekly
Fleet-footed ... The first major biography of tech’s newest titan, this sets a high bar for those to follow.
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