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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.

Fritz Espenlaub in the archive

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

    Canon#culture

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

    DeutschlandfunkDie OpenAI Story (6/6): Rote Linien

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

    Canon#culture#safety

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

    DeutschlandfunkDie OpenAI Story (6/6): Rote Linien

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

    Canon#culture#safety

    Same opening. Translated from German.

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

  4. The experiment has begun and cannot be undone

    Canon#culture#safety

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

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

  5. You are part of an experiment

    Canon#culture

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

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