“On Altman’s Interview With Theo Von” by Zvi

Sam Altman talked recently to Theo Von.

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Theo is genuinely engaging and curious throughout. This made me want to consider listening to his podcast more. I’d love to hang. He seems like a great dude.

The problem is that his curiosity has been redirected away from the places it would matter most – the Altman strategy of acting as if the biggest concerns, risks and problems flat out don’t exist successfully tricks Theo into not noticing them at all, and there are plenty of other things for him to focus on, so he does exactly that.

Meanwhile, Altman gets away with more of this ‘gentle singularity’ lie without using that term, letting it graduate to a background assumption. Dwarkesh would never.

Highlights, Quotes And Comments

Quotes are all from Altman.

Sam Altman: But also [kids born a [...]

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Outline:

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(15:11) My Next Guest Needs No Introduction

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First published:

August 4th, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/XXfi7rHgjki8RxxyL/on-altman-s-interview-with-theo-von

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