OpenAI just bought tech talk show TBPN: 'This is not an April Fools joke'

OpenAI just bought TBPN.

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• OpenAI bought TBPN, the tech talk show that's become a must-watch for Silicon Valley.
• The move is part of a new OpenAI communications strategy. Financial terms were not disclosed.
• The TBPN hosts said the show has never considered itself a journalistic outlet.

OpenAI is moving into an unexpected industry: media.

The San Francisco AI giant just bought TBPN, a tech talk show that's gone viral among Silicon Valley insiders, it announced Thursday.