Sam Altman May Control Our Future by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz
Shares rank 37 of 60 articles by recommenders
Praised as careful reporting that digs up pertinent facts for a CEO role. Caveats: it sits behind a paywall, and critics call it one-sided.
Praised as careful reporting that digs up pertinent facts for a CEO role. Caveats: it sits behind a paywall, and critics call it one-sided.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Careful, pertinent reporting on Altman
“its just a standard ceo profile piece that digs out pretty pertinent things for a ceo role”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman's Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Concepts” “I got the impression that it was careful in its reporting and by no means one-sided.”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident” “I thought Ronan Farrow's investigate essay answered that pretty satisfactorily?”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Greg Brockman: Inside the 72 Hours That Almost Killed OpenAI”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Paywalled, needs a subscription
“I'm not going to pay for yet another subscription to access one article I'm interested in.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?” One-sided, lacks anything positive
“Your report is mukraking, it doesn't include anything positive”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?” Reads as damage control
“This is a damage control piece”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman May Control Our Future – Can He Be Trusted?” Only a standard CEO profile
“its just a standard ceo profile piece that digs out pretty pertinent things for a ceo role”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Sam Altman's Coworkers Say He Can Barely Code and Misunderstands Basic Concepts”
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The four most recommended other articles, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Sam Altman May Control Our Future by Ronan Farrow and Andrew MarantzThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I thought Ronan Farrow's investigate essay answered that pretty satisfactorily?”
“I'd recommend just reading the New Yorker article”
“I got the impression that it was careful in its reporting and by no means one-sided.”
“its just a standard ceo profile piece that digs out pretty pertinent things for a ceo role”
“Your report is mukraking, it doesn't include anything positive”
“This is a damage control piece”
“I'm not going to pay for yet another subscription to access one article I'm interested in.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.