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This week, we begin to explore the mystery that is Sam Altman of Open AI. We cover the AI Doomer coup, Sam's Worldcoin metal orb that scans your retinas, his friendship with Peter Thiel, and his views on restructuring our government with AItopia. We also talked about the weirdo tech billionaire plot to do a Mars colonization trial run on Greenland. An hour in, we had barely scratched the surface of Sam, so we'll be back with a Part 2.
The Inside Story of Sam Altman’s Ouster—and Reinstatement—at OpenAI – TIME
https://time.com/6551117/sam-altman-openai-ouster-return/
Sam Altman’s Worldcoin Launches Amid Privacy Concerns – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/24/23805254/worldcoin-sam-altman-iris-scanning-launch-privacy
Sam Altman Has a Big, Scary Plan for the World – The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/08/sam-altman-worldcoin-openai-ai-ethics/674928/
Sam Altman’s Secret Fundraising Spree – The Information
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sam-altmans-secret-fundraising-spree
OpenAI Drama: What Really Happened with Sam Altman – New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/22/technology/openai-sam-altman-chaos.html
The Worldcoin Controversy Explained – MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/25/1076412/worldcoin-biometric-id-sam-altman/
Greenland 'Freedom City'? Rich donors push Trump for a tech hub up north – Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/greenland-freedom-city-rich-donors-push-trump-tech-hub-up-north-2025-04-10/
I Went to Greenland to Try to Buy It – TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/i-went-to-greenland-to-try-to-buy-it-meet-the-founder-who-wants-to-re-create-mars-on-earth/
Peter Thiel Thinks the Next Great City Should Be in Greenland – InsideHook
https://www.insidehook.com/internet/peter-thiel-praxis-next-great-city-greenland
Cybercity of the Future: How an Ambitious 29-Year-Old Plans to Build Praxis – NY Post
https://nypost.com/2025/04/06/world-news/robo-cops-ai-schooling-food-from-3-d-printers-and-post-work-future-are-anticipated-for-praxians/
Tech Utopian Project Praxis Gets $525 Million in Commitments – Wall Street Journal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-utopian-project-praxis-gets-525-million-in-commitments-for-planned-heroic-city-f4623e98
Altman-Backed Praxis Scouts Kyiv, Athens for Tech Utopia Base – Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-08/altman-backed-praxis-scouts-kyiv-athens-for-tech-utopia-base
