Sam Altman: Silicon Valley’s Greatest Grift? (Ed Zitron Reaction)

The John Johnston Lounge · Apr 13, 2026 · 12m

John Johnston (JJ) reacts to some of a recent interview with Ed Zitron, who thinks that OpenAI’s Sam Altman “is an historic con artist”, and the the AI boom is mostly inflated hype This follows a recent New Yorker expose about Altman, by respected investigative journalists Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz.Related episodes:Stop Believing AI Hype (Elon Taught Them Everything) https://open.spotify.com/episode/7v9q7arkgY27baxOWovNPSAI Bubble: Is OpenAI Going Broke? https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xPM7mmWrmDHcRmdytpEoqOpenAI Insiders: Sam Altman's an Untrustworthy Sociopath…