Waiting For the Pope Smoke - OpenAI fires Altman, Apple RCS, PlayStation Portal, The Abyss 4K

• Discussion of the surprise firing of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI by the board • Explanation of the complicated structure of OpenAI as a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary • Debate around the board's goals to slow down AI development versus Altman's push for progress • Analysis of the ripple effects on Microsoft and partners who invested heavily in OpenAI • Thoughts on cautions versus opportunities with generative AI and large language models • News about Apple supporting RCS for higher quality messaging with Android • Review of PlayStation Portal requiring PS5 for streaming • Reactions to misspelled Evangelion motherboard from Asus • Anticipation for 4K restoration of The Abyss and True Lies from James Cameron • Discussion of YouTube disclosure rules for AI-generated content • Analysis of recent advertising pullouts from Twitter and Musk's behavior • Talk about pop culture offerings making the hosts happy this week • Speculation about resolution of OpenAI leadership by 8pm deadline Host: Devindra Hardawar Guests: Paris Martineau, Alex Lindsay, and Anthony Ha This Week in Tech episode 954 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/954 Sponsors: • mintmobile.com/twit • expressvpn.com/twit • wix.com/studio?utm_campaign=pa_podcast_studio_10/ 23_TWiT%5Esponsors_cta • Traceroute Podcast Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, and more.