TWiT 954: Waiting For the Pope Smoke - OpenAI fires Altman, Apple RCS support, PlayStation Portal, The Abyss 4K

<ul> <li>Discussion of the surprise firing of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI by the board</li> <li>Explanation of the complicated structure of OpenAI as a nonprofit with a for-profit subsidiary</li> <li>Debate around the board's goals to slow down AI development versus Altman's push for progress</li> <li>Analysis of the ripple effects on Microsoft and partners who invested heavily in OpenAI</li> <li>Thoughts on cautions versus opportunities with generative AI and large language models</li> <li>News about Apple supporting RCS for higher quality messaging with Android</li> <li>Review of PlayStation Portal requiring PS5 for streaming</li> <li>Reactions to misspelled Evangelion motherboard from Asus</li> <li>Anticipation for 4K restoration of The Abyss and True Lies from James Cameron</li> <li>Discussion of YouTube disclosure rules for AI-generated content</li> <li>Analysis of recent advertising pullouts from Twitter and Musk's behavior</li> <li>Talk about pop culture offerings making the hosts happy this week</li> <li>Speculation about resolution of OpenAI leadership by 8pm deadline</li></ul> <p><strong>Host:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/Devindra" target="_blank">Devindra Hardawar</a></p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paris-martineau">Paris Martineau</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/alex-lindsay">Alex Lindsay</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/anthonyha" target="_blank">Anthony Ha</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech</a></p> <p>Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://mintmobile.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">mintmobile.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/twit" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">expressvpn.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wix.com/studio?utm_campaign=pa_podcast_studio_10/23_TW