Sam BankmanFried
6 Nov 2023
You may not have heard of it, but the social movement called "effective altruism" continues to influence public discourse around artificial intelligence, despite the fall from grace of the movement's highest-profile figure and one of its biggest donors: disgraced "crypto king" Sam Bankman-Fried. We take a closer look in this edition of Tech 24.
3 Nov 2023
The monthlong trial of Sam Bankman-Fried wrapped up on Thursday, leaving the jury to decide the fate of the FTX founder. Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to criminal fraud charges tied to the collapse late late year of crypto exchange FTX and sister hedge fund Alameda Research. The prosecution's key witnesses were former members of Bankman-Fried's inner circle.