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Sam Altman talks AGI, Sora and monetization in a16z interview
The a16z Podcast published an interview with Sam Altman in which he discussed future interfaces, monetization plans, and OpenAI’s path towards artificial general intelligence. The conversation was led by a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz and partner Erik Torenberg. 
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. The suit, filed in California in February 2024, was retracted just one day before a scheduled court hearing on a dismissal motion filed by the defendants. 
Sam Altman seeks refund for 2018 Tesla Roadster deposit
Sam Altman is trying to cancel his Tesla Roadster reservation and get his money back after waiting since 2018. The OpenAI CEO posted email screenshots on X showing he put down a deposit seven and a half years ago and recently tried to request a refund, but the email bounced back. Bankman-Fried claims 2022 arrest was political retaliation
Sam Bankman-Fried, the jailed founder of the collapsed FTX exchange, posted on GETTR through an intermediary that his December 2022 arrest in the Bahamas was political retaliation by the Biden administration after he allegedly shifted large donations to Republicans. 
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research and a key witness in the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has been sentenced to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. During this period, she must cooperate with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court also ordered her to pay an $11 billion fine and forfeit her assets. 