Nudge
Nudge
Phill Agnew
Do AI bosses need to be famous?
23 minutes Posted Oct 12, 2026 at 5:30 am.
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I think Sam Altman of OpenAI has deliberately tried to build his fame. 
While other CEOs keep a low profile, he spends 95% of his time evangelising.
In this episode of Nudge, I explain why. 
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Today’s sources: 
Smith, R. K., & Newman, G. E. (2014). When multiple creators are worse than one: The bias toward single authors in the evaluation of art. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 8(3).