Episode · MD MEETS · 2025-10-01
Books mentioned on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: AI Warfare, Freedom & Immortality
In this premiere episode of MD MEETS, Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner sits down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for an unfiltered conversation about the promises and perils of artificial intelligence.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Homo Deus
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari is a speculative nonfiction book that examines the future of humanity, artificial intelligence, and the potential trajectory of civilization.
Discussed“Yuval Harari, the Israeli writer, wrote a fascinating book called Homo Deus where he basically describes the next era of mankind where we become almost like gods.”
Where to get it
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is a classic gothic novel exploring the corrupting nature of vanity, hedonism, and moral decay through a portrait that ages while its subject remains youthful.
Discussed“But I think you once said that Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray is a book that you particularly like.”
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a monumental science fiction masterpiece set on the desert planet Arrakis, centering on young Paul Atreides as his family becomes embroiled in a bitter struggle for control of the galaxy's most valuable resource, the spice melange.
Discussed“There are things like this in sci-fi. Dune is an example where people say this is the only way to prevent the rogue AI.”
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