When a widow with no children, no siblings, and no surviving first cousins passed away, questions were raised when one of her distant cousins - Galway fraudster Peter O’Toole -became the primary beneficiary of her estate near Galway city valued at between €2.5 and €9 million. However, what ensued next nobody could have anticipated.  

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Who is Sam Altman and why does he matter so much to artificial intelligence? What do we really know about his views on risk, control and power in the AI race?




Todays episode of the Indo Daily comes from our sister podcast The Big Tech Show, as Ellen Huet, features writer with Bloomberg News and host of the Foundering podcast, joins Adrian Weckler.




Altman, CEO of OpenAI, runs the company behind ChatGPT. The episode explores his rise, his warnings about AI dangers and the controversies surrounding OpenAI. 




This podcast was first published on Wednesday March 11th 2026.




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Who is Sam Altman and why does he matter so much to artificial intelligence? What do we really know about his views on risk, control and power in the AI race?
 
Todays episode of the Indo Daily comes from our sister podcast The Big Tech Show, as Ellen Huet, features writer with Bloomberg News and host of the Foundering podcast, joins Adrian Weckler.
 
Altman, CEO of OpenAI, runs the company behind ChatGPT. The episode explores his rise, his warnings about AI dangers and the controversies surrounding OpenAI.&nbsp;
 
This podcast was first published on Wednesday March 11th 2026.
 
We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at <a href="https://independent.ie/ourjournalism">independent.ie/ourjournalism</a>

The man behind ChatGPT: How Sam Altman mastered the art of gaining power 

On 18 December 2022, 32-year-old Natalie McNally was found dead in her Lurgan home.

According to her autopsy, she suffered multiple stab wounds, strangulation and several heavy blows to the head. She was also 15 weeks pregnant at the time.

Her partner, Stephen McCullagh, is now on trial for her murder in one of the highest-profile cases Northern Ireland’s courts have seen in years.

Central to the trial is a gaming livestream which the prosecution allege was staged to create an alibi for the accused.

Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guest; Allison Morris

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On 18 December 2022, 32-year-old Natalie McNally was found dead in her Lurgan home.
According to her autopsy, she suffered multiple stab wounds, strangulation and several heavy blows to the head. She was also 15 weeks pregnant at the time.
Her partner, Stephen McCullagh, is now on trial for her murder in one of the highest-profile cases Northern Ireland’s courts have seen in years.
Central to the trial is a gaming livestream which the prosecution allege was staged to create an alibi for the accused.
Host: Fionnán Sheahan, Guest; Allison Morris
We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism

The YouTube livestream at the centre of the Natalie McNally murder trial 

This time last year, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was grasping an American-flag emblazoned short straw, playing second fiddle to Conor McGregor as our disgraced UFC representative took the St Patrick’s Day podium. Now that the Taoiseach has been restored to March 17 parity, he has one hell of a job on his hands. What kind of reception awaits him in Donald Trump’s Oval Office next week?




Host: Kevin Doyle, Guest: Mary Regan

This time last year, Taoiseach Micheál Martin&nbsp;was grasping an American-flag emblazoned short straw, playing second fiddle to Conor McGregor as&nbsp;our disgraced UFC&nbsp;representative took the St Patrick’s Day podium. Now that the Taoiseach has been restored to March 17 parity, he has one hell of a job on his hands.&nbsp;What kind of reception awaits him in Donald Trump’s Oval Office next week?
 
Host: Kevin Doyle, Guest: Mary Regan

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