In The Limelight by Vanity Fair

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From Fair Game: Sam Altman Talks Elon Musk, ‘Artificial,’ and the Future of Humanity (Part 1 of 2) Oct 06, 2026

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Every day a new scientific breakthrough or existential threat seems to make the world more aware and more distrusting of an AI future that we’re told is rapidly approaching—whether we like it or not.And nobody is more recognized as the face of artificial intelligence—as a technology, an industry, and a civilizational shift—than Open AI founder and CEO Sam Altman. Long before he became a household name, Altman established a towering reputation in Silicon Valley: persuasive prodigy, visionary futurist, relentless CEO. But as OpenAI’s influence broke out of tech’s insular bubble, some of the very same traits that served him well in Northern California have become his greatest liabilities. In a far-ranging conversation taped in San Francisco on September 11th – the first of two sitdowns with Vanity Fair’s Mark Guiducci – Altman discusses his views on ChatGPT and suicide prevention, safety breaches, and the film ‘Artificial,’ in which Andrew Garfield plays him—along with much more. “I understand the instinct to say, ‘I don't want the change, I don't want the risk. Just stop it,’” Altman says. “I really hope that hundreds of years from now people look back at our lives and just can't believe how bad we had it.”

This is the first installment of a two-part interview with Altman. You can find the second installment on YouTube and podcast apps now.

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From Fair Game: Sam Altman Talks Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and the Risk of Extinction (Part 2 of 2) Oct 06, 2026

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In this second of two sitdowns with Vanity Fair’s Mark Guiducci, taped in San Francisco on October 2nd, OpenAI’s Sam Altman discusses the ‘accord’ signed by AI leaders and President Trump, defends his company’s record on safety-related slowdowns, and clarifies how he’d like to be remembered as the story of this era of technology is written. “I'm going to make many individual decisions you clearly won't like,” Altman says. “But if you look at the trajectory of what we have done over the last many years we've been offering this, it's imperfect, but I think remarkably good relative to what I feared it could have been.”

This is the second installment of a two-part interview with Altman. You can find the first installment on YouTube and podcast apps now.

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From Fair Game: Jeremy O. Harris Wants to Fix the American Theater — and the Rest of Society, Too Oct 02, 2026

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When you sit down with playwright, producer, and provocateur Jeremy O. Harris, you never really know what you’re going to get; today’s conversation is no exception. In this episode of Fair Game,Harris and Vanity Fair’s Mark Guiducci touch on everything from Jeremy’s childhood to the Democratic Socialists of America, from the state of the American theater to why the tech industry’s leaders are not prioritizing giving back to society. They also discuss Jeremy’s 2018 theatrical debut, Slave Play, and why Jeremy pushed to make sure it made a splash. “People don't realize that every year that I wasn't making real money, my mom was calling me and saying, 'Goodyear's hiring. You could come back and work at the factory,'” Harris says. “I was doing anything I could to not go back to Virginia and have to work at a Burger King.”

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New from Vanity Fair: Fair Game Sep 25, 2026

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On the first episode of Fair Game, Vanity Fair’s new interview show, Mark Guiducci sits down with actor, writer, and director Colman Domingo for a conversation about Colman’s career, sense of style, and philosophy on the world. They touch on Colman’s role as a peacemaker on the set of Euphoria, his performance as Joe Jackson in Michael, and his early work in a political children’s circus where he played a salamander on stilts. “I've had to build this career,” Domingo says. “There's no career that looks like mine. No one writes musicals and plays and directs and acts and sings and dances… I created this space for myself. But it's not because I wanted to, it's because I had to”

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No Bad Energy Aug 01, 2019

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On In the Limelight’s grand finale, Josh and Julie discuss Meghan’s work guest-editing the September issue of British Vogue, and say farewell.

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Nicole and Meryl’s BLL Finale Jul 25, 2019

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Josh and Julie dissect the "Big Little Lies" finale, and discuss the recent Prince George birthday portraits.

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When Meghan Met Beyoncé Jul 18, 2019

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Josh and Julie discuss Meghan and Beyoncé’s much-anticipated meeting at The Lion King premiere, plus Meghan, Kate and Pippa’s power Wimbledon trio and that surprise Cambridge-Sussex family outing.

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A Royal Summer Jul 10, 2019

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Josh and Julie discuss Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle’s recent Wimbledon appearances, as well as Archie’s christening.

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Villanelle Tells All, Re-airing Jul 04, 2019

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Josh and Julie are traveling, so please enjoy our conversation with Killing Eve's Jodie Comer. We'll be back next week!

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Happy News Jun 27, 2019

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Josh and Julie discuss a new development in Princess Beatrice’s life—plus Meghan Markle’s rumored friendship with Rihanna, and the duchess’s days at Humphrey Yogart.

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