Displaying 1 of 1 2025 Title: The optimist : Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the race to invent the future Author: Hagey, Keach, author. Edition: First edition. Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025] ©2025 Description: x, 367 pages ; 24 cm Summary: A biography of Sam Altman, exploring his rise in the tech world, his leadership at OpenAI, and his vision for artificial intelligence and the future. Subjects: Altman, Sam, 1985- OpenAI (Firm) Artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence -- Social aspects. Artificial intelligence -- Economic aspects. Business. Entrepreneurship. Genre: Biographies. Contents: Prologue -- Part I : 1985-2005. Chicago ; St. Louis ; "Where are you?" ; Among the "nerd's nerds" -- Part II : 2005-2012. "Stopping out" ; "Where you at?" ; From "weak" to "cool" ; The douchebag badge -- Part III : 2012-2019. "A ride on a rocket" ; "Sam Altman for president" ; "A Manhattan project for AI" ; Altruists ; Pivoting to profit -- Part IV : 2019-2024. Products ; ChatGPT ; The blip ; Prometheus unbound ; Epilogue. ISBN 9781324075967 Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1