Live signal · US · Detected 4 weeks ago

sam altman is attracting unusual attention.

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2000+Approximate traffic bucket

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WITT Attention Index for sam altman in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

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Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Aug 12, 10:50 UTC	200+	47.6
Aug 12, 11:00 UTC	1000+	67.0
Aug 12, 11:10 UTC	1000+	60.0
Aug 12, 11:20 UTC	1000+	60.0
Aug 12, 11:30 UTC	2000+	72.6
Aug 12, 11:40 UTC	2000+	63.6
Aug 12, 11:50 UTC	2000+	63.6
Aug 12, 12:00 UTC	2000+	63.6

What we know right now

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Coverage attached to the public signal

Longtime OpenAI Exec Brad Lightcap to Step DownWSJ
Longtime OpenAI executive Brad Lightcap leaves as shake-up at AI lab continuesCNBC
Brad Lightcap, a Top OpenAI Executive, Steps DownThe New York Times
Better spam Sam—OpenAI’s special process to fix problemsFortune
OpenAI employees have an SOS email ID to reach Sam Altman and tell him 'all is not well'The Times of India
When OpenAI employees have a problem, they email this special address to see if Sam Altman will solve it immediatelyFortune
House Democrats Urge AI CEOs To Testify On Hacks | NewsRadio 1370 AM & 92.9 FM WSPDNewsRadio 1370 AM & 92.9 FM WSPD
US lawmakers question OpenAI, Anthropic over rogue AI agentsNewsBytes
OpenAI pauses some work on new Astra model on cyber concernsThe Star