{"id":104313,"date":"2026-01-07T11:19:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/save-or-scroll-openais-head-of-preparedness-global-ram-shortage-ai-artists-and-a-manosphere-antidote\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T11:19:16","slug":"save-or-scroll-openais-head-of-preparedness-global-ram-shortage-ai-artists-and-a-manosphere-antidote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/save-or-scroll-openais-head-of-preparedness-global-ram-shortage-ai-artists-and-a-manosphere-antidote\/","title":{"rendered":"Save or Scroll: OpenAI\u2019s Head of Preparedness, Global RAM Shortage, AI Artists, and a Manosphere Antidote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"#episode-transcript\"><i>View the full episode transcript.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a holiday installment of Save or Scroll, Morgan and the Close All Tabs team get together to talk over the stories they can\u2019t stop thinking about. From OpenAI\u2019s concerning new job posting, to a major RAM shortage, AI artists on the come up, and an antidote to the Manosphere, they\u2019ve got a lot to chew on.<\/p>\n<p>Save or Scroll is our series where we team up with guests for a rapid-fire roundup of internet trends that are filling our feeds right now. At the end of each segment, they\u2019ll decide: is the post just for the group chat, or should we save it for a future episode?<\/p>\n<p><!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ --><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC9668443018\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Morgan Sung, Host of Close All Tabs<\/li>\n<li>Chris Egusa, Senior Editor of Close All Tabs<\/li>\n<li>Maya Cueva, Producer of Close All Tabs<\/li>\n<li>Chris Hambrick, Editor of Close All Tabs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Further Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/850537\/sam-altman-openai-head-of-preparedness\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sam Altman is hiring someone to worry about the dangers of AI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 Terrence O\u2019Brien, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Verge<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/challenges-of-openai-head-of-preparedness-role-2025-12\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why OpenAI\u2019s $555,000 Head of Preparedness Role May Be Hard to Fill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014\u00a0Sarah E. Needleman, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Business Insider<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/12\/28\/nx-s1-5656190\/ai-chips-memory-prices-ram\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Memory loss: As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014\u00a0John Ruwitch, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NPR<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/pro\/why-is-ram-so-expensive-right-now-its-more-complicated-than-you-think\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why is RAM so expensive right now? It\u2019s way more complicated than you think<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 Wayne Williams, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TechRadar<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dougmelville\/2025\/09\/27\/al-singer-xania-monet-just-charted-on-billboard-signed-3m-deal-is-this-the-future-of-music\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AI Singer Xania Monet Just Charted On Billboard, Signed $3 Million Deal. Is This The Future Of Music?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014 Doug Melville, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Forbes<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/ai-artists-on-billboard-charts\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How Many AI Artists Have Debuted on Billboard\u2019s Charts?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014\u00a0Xander Zellner, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Billboard<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/01\/style\/trump-zuckerberg-masculinity.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u2018Manosphere\u2019? It\u2019s Planet Earth.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2014\u00a0Joseph Bernstein, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The New York Times<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DSvjuMEkj0H\/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\">\u201c2024 self interviewing my 2025 self\u201d<\/a> \u2014 @seanjaye1988, Instagram Reel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want to give us feedback on the show? Shoot us an email at <a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2026\/01\/07\/save-or-scroll-open-ais-head-of-preparedness-global-ram-shortage-ai-artists-and-a-manosphere-antidote\/mailto:CloseAllTabs@KQED.org\">CloseAllTabs@KQED.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Follow us on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/closealltabspod\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2060Instagram\u2060<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@closealltabs\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2060TikTok\u2060<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/news\/2026\/01\/07\/save-or-scroll-open-ais-head-of-preparedness-global-ram-shortage-ai-artists-and-a-manosphere-antidote\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View the full episode transcript. 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