The less “antagonistic” tone of TBPN resonated with a Silicon Valley audience. Now the show is going mainstream.

OpenAI wants a bigger voice in the AI discourse. TBPN is a two-man talk show that's gone viral in Silicon Valley.

OpenAI, jostling with Anthropic for enterprise customers, has bought TBPN, an online tech talk show that has built a ​loyal Silicon Valley following through interviews with industry CEOs.

OpenAI has acquired TBPN, aka the Technology Business Programming Network, a talk show about Silicon Valley that has streamed online for about a year.

The maker of ChatGPT said it has acquired TBPN, an online talk show that aims to compete with Bloomberg and CNBC in by-the-minute analysis of technology news and executive interviews.

TBPN is seen by OpenAI as a tech-forward outlet that understands AI well and can translate the potential of the technology to a wider audience.

TBPN, Silicon Valley's cult-favorite tech podcast, will operate independently, even as it's overseen by chief political operative, Chris Lehane.

Driving the news: "TBPN is my favorite tech show," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on X. "We want them to keep that going and for them to do what they do so well. I don't expect them