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Altman Joins San Francisco Mayor-elect's Transition Team

Altman Joins San Francisco Mayor-elect's Transition Team

Altman Joins San Francisco Mayor-elect's Transition Team
Above: Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, during an interview at Bloomberg House on the opening day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. Image credit: Chris Ratcliffe/Contributor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Spin

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 1% chance that Sam Altman will run for President of the United States before 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.



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