The Media Show: Investigating Sam Altman

Ronan Farrow, perhaps the world’s most prominent investigative journalist, has turned his attention to Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. The investigation, published by The New Yorker, draws on more than a year of reporting. Farrow outlines how it was conducted and the questions it raises about power and influence in AI. Madhumita Murgia, AI Editor at the Financial Times, gives her analysis of the issues at the heart of the report, including how the media covers leading figures in Silicon Valley.

Also on the show, Misha Glenny discusses his podcast The Race to Control the World, as well as his role as the new presenter of In Our Time.

Production team credits:

Presenter: Katie Razzall

Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

Content Producer: Lucy Wai

Assistant Producer: Emily Channon

Researcher: Ruth Waites

Technical Coordinator: Mark Dickins

Sound: Pat Sissons