The Silicon Valley leaders who have experimented with psychedelics

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Steve Jobs, Sergey Brin, Sam Altman side by side
Steve Jobs, Sam Altman, and Bill Gates spoke publicly about using psychedelic drugs. Google cofounder Sergey Brin has reportedly eaten magic mushrooms.

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Why OpenAI's $555,000 head of preparedness role may be hard to fill

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Sam Altman.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is looking for a new head of preparedness.

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12 executives, researchers, others who left OpenAI in 2025 — mostly to Meta Superintelligence Lab

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Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman
OpenAI lost at least 11 scientists and executives in 2025, including more than half a dozen researchers to Meta in the summer.

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The AI bubble debate: 17 business leaders, from Sam Altman to Bill Gates to Peter Thiel, weigh in

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Bill Gates and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman think AI is in a bubble; Mark Cuban isn't so sure.

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Sam Altman says he has '0%' excitement about being CEO of a public company ahead of a potential OpenAI IPO

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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI.

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Elon Musk just hit Sam Altman with an $800 billion counterpunch

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk are competing for the top spot on the list of the world's most valuable private companies.

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The history of Elon Musk and Sam Altman's relationship and feuds, which date back to the early days of OpenAI

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Sam Altman and Elon Musk
Sam Altman and Elon Musk have a tumultuous relationship.

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OpenAI's merch store offers a glimpse inside the company's vibe

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A screenshot of OpenAI's merch store
OpenAI's merchandise store features 10 items for sale, along with an archive of dozens more.

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Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why he just did a blockbuster OpenAI deal

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Disney CEO Bob Iger attends late US actor Chadwick Boseman's posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame Star ceremony in Los Angeles, California, on November 20, 2025. Boseman died on August 29, 2020, at the age of 43 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer.

Disney bets $1 billion on OpenAI in deal that opens its vault of characters to ChatGPT and Sora

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Disney CEO Bob Iger announced a team-up with Sam Altman's OpenAI
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced a team-up with Sam Altman's OpenAI in a deal that brings popular characters to ChatGPT and Sora while making the House of Mouse an investor in OpenAI.

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