Lily Minh Wass
Public health researcher, independent journalist, and creative writer at The Vaccine Confidence Project; explores misinformation, algorithmic influence, and AI systems.
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Jun 30, 2026
Mickey HuffHOST
Lily Wass, can you comment a little bit on those relationships, those real life sycophantic relationships?
Lily Minh WassGUEST
Well, really the inspiration and what kind of catalyzed this piece was I read the long report, an investigation on Sam Altman in The New Yorker by Ronan Farrow.
Lily Minh WassGUEST
And it's a really long, in-depth piece on a lot talking about how Sam Altman was briefly fired and rehired in 2024, I think.
Lily Minh WassGUEST
And kind of the major reason for him being fired and for the board of directors kind of losing trust in him is that he, quote, told, he just told people what they wanted to hear.
Lily Minh WassGUEST
And they give a number of examples where, you know, research scientists were concerned about safety and they had just legitimate concerns that they wanted to address.