Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
Diller saying “trust is irrelevant” is the most honest part here—this can’t be a vibes-based CEO referendum. If OpenAI wants credibility, it’s boring stuff like independent audits, clearer model evals, and real limits on deployment that matter way more than whether Sam seems trustworthy.
