Ronan Farrow discusses his 17,000-word New Yorker investigation into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, examining his relationship with truth and trustworthiness. The feature breaks new ground by revealing details of a confidential WilmerHale investigation that was kept from public scrutiny and documenting alleged instances where Altman's statements conflicted with reality.
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Ronan Farrow on Sam Altman’s ‘unconstrained’ relationship with the truth
Ronan Farrow's 17,000-word New Yorker investigation documents a pattern of misleading statements by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, drawing on previously unrevealed details from an internal WilmerHale probe.
Thursday, April 16, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: The VergeBY sys://pipeline
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