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You don't think that's at least a bit of an apples to oranges comparison?
Well, that's why it's phrased as a joke. So they can shrink from and deny any possible conflict.
I find it interesting that so many people here are quick to defend a person’s right to moonlight on whatever they want, and the right of a person not to have their IP stolen by the company they work for. But when it’s a public figure suddenly we are on the side of the plantation owners.. Good for Sam, I say. Money aside he should be allowed to keep his interests separate. Just because this other company is AI related…
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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apocryphal
That is why I said the main point of the comment still stands, both in form and semantics...
This kind of stuff is the reason why Altman was fired. The board lost trust for his honesty from many small things that kept accumulating. Altman is back on condition that there is a investigation.
And yet in multiple interviews he says he is not in it for the money. Saying that you are not in it for the money is becoming like a fashion statement. What’s wrong in saying that you’re in it for both money and passion?
That is the problem with the modern era, your actions do not matter your words do... Words have become violence, but actual violence is excused.
If you do not say the "correct words" your actions matter not. inversely as long as you say the "correct words" your actions matter not.
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> The orb isn’t a perfect sphere but two halves that come together at an angle that matches the orbit of the Earth Can't tell if this is meaningless, the reporter just failed to convey its actual meaning, or I am too dumb to understand
Has to be one of the first two. Maybe it’s some sort of reference to how the earth itself isn’t actually a perfect sphere?
I'm as skeptical of OpenAI's dealings as anyone, but a $1m investment in a chip startup doesn't sound like he's a material owner. They've raised $33 million so far, minus the whole Prosperity7 divestiture kerfluffle (national security made a saudi-backed fund sell), so I'd be surprised if he owned in excess of 5%. It looks to me like exactly the kind of investment I would expect a wealthy angel to make in startups re…
I tried to find estimates of Sam's net worth and found estimates from 250-700 million usd. However, it seems that most of his net worth is bound up in equity in private companies and startups[1]. 1 million usd could be a very substantial part of his liquid net worth. [1] https://www.thestreet.com/investors/sam-altman-net-worth-how...
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Well, that's why it's phrased as a joke. So they can shrink from and deny any possible conflict.
Personally directed comments aren't typically welcome here. Attack the topic or opinion, not the person.
Ironically, your follow up comment does point out the typical HN rush to judgment, a much more literal ad hominem.
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Who can forget "the orb", altman seems like a complete clown who lucked into the holy grail that is openai: https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/03/21/sam-altman-orb-scan-ey...
A high school grad is in charge of a cutting edge AI startup. Generally I wouldn't gatekeep, but here, it seems apt.
The American education system is no measure of a person's worth. I've already built and sold one startup somehow despite your sneering, and I dropped out after a semester and a half. I'm now working on my second. Try to avoid the urge to casually dismiss entire categories of people because you want to elevate yourself above one of them. Books are available without spending $40k per year.
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You don't think that's at least a bit of an apples to oranges comparison?
I don't. And I'll take the points hit. OpenAI isn't a government agency or entity. They're free to no-bid or to use and purchase resources that someone within the company has ties to. The replies here are loaded with accusations of fraud; A typical HN rush to judgement.
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What is "this kind of stuff"? I am confused as to what the accusation is. I understand that you should be looked at closely and scrutinised when there is a possible conflict of interest, but why would it be okay to vaguely assume foul play when it could just be someone who is committed to making something work? Better/more infrastructure is needed, as is evident every time I send a query to openai/ms. What is bad abo…
>What is bad about trying to make it happen yourself, "So committed I can't be honest"?? If you can't be honest and inform people of possible conflicts of interest, it is bad and you know yourself it's bad.
Yes, “IF” you can’t inform people of possible conflicts of interest, that is bad. But it’s also irrelevant as of yet.