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Caroline Ellison

Former OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman speaks during an event at Keio University on June 12, 2023, in Tokyo.
Theodore Schleifer • November 21, 2023

Altman Alternative Facts

What Sam said at Stanford when confronted about ChatGPT. What people think of Sam’s effective-altruist board member Helen Toner. And what the hell happened at OpenAI.
William D. Cohan • October 15, 2023
“Infinite” Jest
Sam Bankman-Fried seemed like a classic Michael Lewis character.
Thoughts on S.B.F. and the Michael Lewis of it all.
Theodore Schleifer • October 13, 2023
Caroline in My Mind
Caroline Ellison’s testimony and cross-examination were two of the most jaw-dropping moments of the trial.
In the trial of S.B.F., the defense set out to blame Caroline Ellison, Sam’s former colleague-turned-paramour-turned-cooperating witness. Was this cross-examination really the best he could do?
Theodore Schleifer • September 26, 2023
S.B.F.’s McConnell Money Tickle, Part 2
As the trial of the century looms, three scoops shed new light on how Sam Bankman-Fried, and even former paramour Caroline Ellison, were part of the McConnell-DeSantis matrix.
FTX interim C.E.O. John J. Ray III wrote that the lack of records and controls at S.B.F.’s company was so “pervasive,” that he and his team had to “start from scratch,” in order to “simply identify the assets.”
William D. Cohan • April 12, 2023
The S.B.F. Financial Autopsy
The first interim report by John J. Ray III, the restructuring guru and C.E.O. of the remains of FTX, depicts a horror show of moronic Gen Z hubris, financial impropriety, deceit, and so much more.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Theodore Schleifer • January 10, 2023
The Only Living Boy in Palo Alto
Scenes from a surreal, often sad, otherworldly visit at home with Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Theodore Schleifer & Eriq Gardner • December 5, 2022
The S.B.F. Legal Meteor
Puck’s Teddy Schleifer and Eriq Gardner discuss the litigation minefield, financial casualties, and political backlash after the FTX supernova: Who’s getting sued? How will Washington crack down? Can crypto investors recover? And will Sam Bankman-Fried go to jail?