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I see what you're saying, but I think that's a bit much to expect from a relatively mainstream and (I hate to say it, but it applies) bourgeois publication like the New Yorker. Their editorial line allows them to raise controversy in one dimension (in this case, the particulars of Sam Altman's character) but not multiple dimensions simultaneously (hey, this guy sucks AND his tech sucks AND you're gonna lose money). And there's a lag-time factor, too; seems like Farrow and Marantz were working on this story for at least the latter half of last year. By the time some of the dubious economics such as the bad data-center deals and rampant circular financing were clear, this piece probably would've been deep into fact-checking and unlikely to change much in substance. We here are on the leading edge of this stuff, not that that's any great advantage! I wouldn't expect an outlet like New Yorker to be publishing anything like "the dashed expectations of AI" until maybe this time next year. And even then, it might still have a personalist bent.