Sam Altman is the king of generative artificial intelligence. But is he the person we should trust to guide our explorations into AI? This week, we do a deep dive on Sam Altman. From his Midwest roots, to his early startup days, to his time at Venture Capital, and his rise and fall and rise again at OpenAI. Write to us at <a href="mailto:uncannyvalley@wired.com">uncannyvalley@wired.com</a>.You can follow Michael Calore on Mastodon at <a href="https://heads.social/@snackfight">@snackfight</a>, Lauren Goode on Threads and <a href="https://www.threads.net/@laurengoode">@laurengoode</a>, and Zoë Schiffer on Threads <a href="https://www.threads.net/@reporterzoe?hl=en">@reporterzoe</a>. 

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