The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
AI Whistleblower: We Are Being Gaslit By The AI Companies! They’re Hiding The Truth About AI
Steven Bartlett is a British entrepreneur, investor, and author. He’s the founder of Flight Story – a media company – and Flight Fund, an investment fund backing the next generation of category-defining businesses.
He created The Diary Of A CEO to share the unfiltered pages of the personal diaries of the world’s most fascinating CEOs, experts, therapists, and leaders – with the hope that their lessons will help both you and him live better lives.
DOAC is a double acronym: Diary Of A CEO, but also Dreamers, Open-minded, Awareness, and Connection.This is your corner of the internet to dream boldly, think openly, expand your awareness, and feel more connected.
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The truth about Sam Altman. AI Critic Karen Hao reveals what 90 OpenAI employees told her.
Karen Hao is an AI expert, award-winning investigative journalist, and former reporter for The Wall Street Journal covering American and Chinese tech companies. She is also co-host of the podcast The Interface and freelances for publications like More Perfect Union and The Atlantic. Her latest book is the bestselling ‘EMPIRE OF AI: Inside The Reckless Race For Total Domination.’
She explains:
◼️Why the US-China “AI arms race” may be misleading and politically driven
◼️The truth behind the Pentagon using Claude for military strikes
◼️Why AGI is a marketing scam used to consolidate trillion-dollar power
◼️How agentic AI like OpenClaw will automate desk jobs within 18 months
◼️The hidden human cost behind AI training
Chapters
Intro
Why The AI Industry May Be Chasing Profit Over Progress
What 250 OpenAI Insiders Revealed Behind Closed Doors
Did Sam Altman Outmaneuver Elon Musk—Or Is There More To It?
What People Really Think About Sam Altman (And Why It Matters)
The Hidden Power Struggle To Remove Sam Altman
The Real Reason Companies Are Racing To Build AI
Do AI CEOs Truly Believe This Will Help Humanity?
Why OpenAI Refused To Be Part Of This Book
Why Sam Altman Was Forced Out
The Hidden Instability, What Was Altman Actually Disrupting Internally?
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What Really Triggered Sam Altman’s Firing—And The Mass Exodus After
Should You Vote Based On AI Policies—And What’s At Stake?
How Robots Updating Instantly Could Change Everything
Will AI Surpass The Best Surgeons—And What Happens If It Does?
Are Self-Driving Cars Truly Safe
Which Jobs Actually Survive AI And Who Gets Left Behind?
What The Klarna CEO Reveals About The Future Of AI And Business
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Is AI Quietly Eroding Meaning—And Impacting Health And The Planet?
How We Can Actually Build AI Without Putting Humanity At Risk
Will The AI Race Ever Slow Down Or Are We Past The Point Of Control?
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