Sam Bowman

One of the most amazing things about ChatGPT and other, similar AI models: Nobody really understands what they can do. Not even the people who build them. On today’s show, we talk with Sam Bowman about some of the mysteries at the heart of so-called large language models. Sam is on the faculty at NYU, he runs a research group at the AI company Anthropic and he is the author of the illuminating paper Eight Things to Know About Large Language Models.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sam Bowman, an Anthropic researcher and commentator, gives a concise take on RSP v3 and why transparency and reporting matter. The conversation covers the policy shift from hard barriers to aspirational safeguards. Short, sharp scenes debate honesty, trust, broken promises, strategic racing, and whether clearer accountability really changed outcomes.