The growing troubles at OpenAI

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A former OpenAI board member dropped a bombshell allegation about CEO Sam Altman and the company’s ethics. But this isn’t the first time employees have expressed safety concerns about the company. We’ll explain. Plus, a new rule aims to protect buy now, pay later users. And, how college sports might finally get recognized as a multibillion-dollar business.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “The Golden Triangle: How the CHIPS Act is changing one Arizona neighborhood” from Marketplace
• “What really went down at OpenAI and the future of regulation w/ Helen Toner” from The TED AI Show
• “Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman” from The Verge
• “Commissioner Sankey: ‘There’s no better time to be a student-athlete’” from SEC Sports
• “What to know about House v. NCAA settlement and a historic day for college sports” from The New York Times
• “Klarna CEO on CFPB declaration: Wise to put regulations around this” from CNBC
• “CFPB Takes Action to Ensure Consumers Can Dispute Charges and Obtain Refunds on Buy Now, Pay Later Loans” from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
• “Buy now, pay later debt grows but is hidden from credit bureaus” from Marketplace

Join us tomorrow for Economics on Tap! The YouTube livestream starts at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, 6:30 p.m. Eastern. We’ll have news, drinks and play a round of Half Full/Half Empty.