Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

#1

Post by jxub » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 8:57 PM UTC

Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)
blog.gregbrockman.com

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

#2

Post by jgh » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 9:32 PM UTC

Just casually having dinner with Elon Musk and Sam Altman, as one does.

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

#3

Post by jonathangrahl » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 9:47 PM UTC

This post is incredibly motivating! I really long back to the days of working in start-up with the smartest people around. Maybe time for that again...

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

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Post by jedberg » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 9:53 PM UTC

I love the way you solicit applicants for the various jobs! I think I'm going to borrow that for my own company. No silly questions, just a couple of focused paragraphs about yourself that relates to the work you'll be doing.

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

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Post by caust1c » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 9:56 PM UTC

jgh wrote: post #2

Just casually having dinner with Elon Musk and Sam Altman, as one does.

Not _so_ casual.

> This was my first time meeting Elon and Ilya, and I strongly remember my impressions of both.

It makes sense given Sam Altman runs the most renowned accelerator in the world and Elon has a big interest in AI.

And yes, I know you're joking but it piqued my interest.

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

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Post by jgh » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 10:03 PM UTC

caust1c wrote: post #5

jgh wrote: post #2

Just casually having dinner with Elon Musk and Sam Altman, as one does.

Not _so_ casual. > This was my first time meeting Elon and Ilya, and I strongly remember my impressions of both. It makes sense given Sam Altman runs the most renowned accelerator in the world and Elon has a big interest in AI. And yes, I know you're joking but it piqued my interest.

Half-joking. I read that sentence and couldn't help but groan because it came across as so damn privileged.

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

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Post by withdavidli » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 10:05 PM UTC

jgh wrote: post #2

Just casually having dinner with Elon Musk and Sam Altman, as one does.

CTO of well known tech company (Stripe) speak with their investor and a person looking to poach him.

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

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Post by jgh » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 10:08 PM UTC

withdavidli wrote: post #7

jgh wrote: post #2

Just casually having dinner with Elon Musk and Sam Altman, as one does.

CTO of well known tech company (Stripe) speak with their investor and a person looking to poach him.

Am I supposed to be collecting the baseball cards of Silicon Valley's elite?

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

#9

Post by minimaxir » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 10:18 PM UTC

jgh wrote: post #8

withdavidli wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

CTO of well known tech company (Stripe) speak with their investor and a person looking to poach him.

Am I supposed to be collecting the baseball cards of Silicon Valley's elite?

That context is extremely relevant in this case.

Re: Becoming CTO at OpenAI (2017)

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Post by jgh » Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 10:24 PM UTC

minimaxir wrote: post #9

jgh wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Am I supposed to be collecting the baseball cards of Silicon Valley's elite?

That context is extremely relevant in this case.

Yes I understand the relevance but I am not a person reading that blog post with that context. The context I have is this:

Here I am, some guy browsing hacker news. Oh look, some other guy wrote a blog post on becoming a CTO. I will click on that. Oh, he had dinner with Elon Musk and Sam Altman and came up with his idea with them. Sounds like something I will never do in my life. Next.

I hope HN can get over the sleight of me not showing proper deference to the masters of the universe.