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Howard Schultz vs Sam Altman: Who did more good?

Howard Schultz vs Sam Altman: Who did more good?

This matchup is based on public perception from anonymous votes. Pick the person you think had the better impact.

Crowd verdict
Howard Schultz
vs
Sam Altman

Building data — needs 5+ votes for a full verdict. Current: Howard Schultz 2 · Sam Altman 0.

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The short case

Case for Howard
Expanded healthcare benefits for hourly workers; Schultz Family Foundation
What voters may question: Aggressive union-busting at Starbucks; underpaid workers relative to his wealth
Case for Sam
Pushing AI safety to mainstream conversation; UBI advocacy; open safety research
What voters may question: Commercializing potentially dangerous technology; opaque governance at OpenAI
Howard Schultz
Sam Altman
1,571
ELO
1,552
57%
Win rate
57%
7d trend
0%
Divisive ↓
0%
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