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Fritz Espenlaub on AI

5 quotes from Fritz Espenlaub on the wall, 2026, newest first. Each one is verbatim and links to where it was said. Sources include Deutschlandfunk. Topics: culture, safety. Open on the wall.

  1. If OpenAI is Homer Simpson, Anthropic is Ned Flanders

    CanonDeutschlandfunk#culture

    The series' image for the rivalry: the polite overachiever next door. Translated from German.

    Die OpenAI Story (6/6): Rote Linien

  2. One of the largest uncontrolled experiments humanity has ever run on itself

    CanonDeutschlandfunk#culture#safety

    Closing episode of the series on the release of ChatGPT. Translated from German.

    Die OpenAI Story (6/6): Rote Linien

  3. Maybe it's brave, maybe it's irresponsible, maybe both

    CanonDeutschlandfunk#culture#safety

    Same opening. Translated from German.

    Die OpenAI Story (1/6): Der große Verkäufer

  4. The experiment has begun and cannot be undone

    CanonDeutschlandfunk#culture#safety

    Same opening: the AI companies decided humanity gets this technology now, unfinished. Translated from German.

    Die OpenAI Story (1/6): Der große Verkäufer

  5. You are part of an experiment

    CanonDeutschlandfunk#culture

    Opening of the Deutschlandfunk series "Die OpenAI Story", May 2026. Translated from German.

    Die OpenAI Story (1/6): Der große Verkäufer