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An overview of the tools for humanity, co-founded by Sam Altman, while the company plans to deploy 7,500 Iris scanning orbs in the United States in the next 12 months– Once again, Sam Altman wants to show you the future. The CEO of Openai is held on a sparse scene in San Francisco, preparing to reveal his next move in an attentive crowd.
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