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Then why do you care? I don't care, even enough to click on that. Why do you? I'm asking seriously.
Because understanding where actual power comes from in society and how it is wielded in practice is both interesting and substantive.
Asking because I have no idea - What companies were the big wins from Sam's YC time?
Flexport, Brex, Ginkgo, Rappi, Deel, Scale.ai, Rippling, Faire, OpenSea, Razorpay Checkr, Gitlab, Meesho, Monzo, Flock, Retool, IronClad, FlutterWave, Xendit Groww, Jeeves, Solugen, ShipBob, Front, Mux, TruePill, Jasper.ai ... https://www.ycombinator.com/companies?batch=S19&batch=W19&ba...
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Because understanding where actual power comes from in society and how it is wielded in practice is both interesting and substantive.
If this thread about (presumably) being a visionary constitutes the wielding of power, I dispute how much power is actually invested in this topic.
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Seems to me like Sam Altman is really good at making the actual builders believe that they need him to make things happen, and really successful at making the world believe that he was the actual builder. On that note he just posted a thread on how much of a visionary he is. I follow a lot of people on this topic and even at the top of the foodchain there are hundreds of people from all corners of the world competing…
Then why do you care? I don't care, even enough to click on that. Why do you? I'm asking seriously.
So, what I care about is a true lens into how we will be getting to the next step in the path.
Thats all I care about...
And obviously SA is a master at ensuring the engineers in his harem are well fed (paid).
But its really important to note who his closest bodies are in his orbit. There is no question about Thiels propensity for imbuing his views in his interests - and, personally, I'd really like to know what SA's goals and views and desires are especially WRT how they are colored by those he trusts, or advises him, such as Thiel.
Its critically important to see the path ahead - because there is no going back from the level of entanglement AI is causing, and will cause. I love how Tristan said it regarding AI, and where it is today
>"It the worst it will ever be" (meaning its only going to get stronger and more entangled, and thus, this is the only optimal time to check our rudder)
And SA and Thiel have a solid grasp on the inputs to that rudder.
I hope that all the youngin's in tech (like the actual teenagers, like my children) are really paying attention to where we are in tech history with AI in general - and with OpenAI in particular - as SA can attempt to look like a Carnegie but actually be a Rockefeller.
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> developed in adulthood Where does it say that in the article you posted?
Probably this, where she is discussing her first memories on a podcast: > Annie then basically proceeds to mention that “panic attack” doesn’t quite feel like her first memory, but doesn’t decisively settle on a “first memory.” She concludes the article: “TBD on the first memory of that history. Here’s to exploring.” > This becomes relevant later on, as Annie ends up remembering an earlier memory than her panic attac…
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Seems to me there are a lot of people in charge of building it.
Seems to me like Sam Altman is really good at making the actual builders believe that they need him to make things happen, and really successful at making the world believe that he was the actual builder. On that note he just posted a thread on how much of a visionary he is. I follow a lot of people on this topic and even at the top of the foodchain there are hundreds of people from all corners of the world competing…
The thread you linked is from 2020.
There's nothing in here you haven't already heard: * He's close with Peter Thiel * He's an ace networker (but, completing the stereotype, is also an introvert) * He left YC, not entirely voluntarily, because he was too committed to OpenAI to do the YC job * Echoing YC, the OpenAI board tried to oust him over concerns that he was being manipulative and pursuing outside interests (a chip firm) that conflicted with the…
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Then why do you care? I don't care, even enough to click on that. Why do you? I'm asking seriously.
I care in that we are at one of the historic inflection points in tech history - so I waant a very salient truth as to what decisions (and by whom) are steering what is going to be the next era in the information age. I love it. So, what I care about is a true lens into how we will be getting to the next step in the path. Thats all I care about... And obviously SA is a master at ensuring the engineers in his harem ar…
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If this thread about (presumably) being a visionary constitutes the wielding of power, I dispute how much power is actually invested in this topic.
Sam Altman controls billions of dollars in assets, and attends Bilderberg and Bohemian Grove events. He's sort of the walking definition of social and economic power.
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Altman's sister's 'memories' of abuse were developed in adulthood [1]. Recovered memories are deeply suspect, and a number of serious miscarriages of justice have happened because of them. Most infamously the 'satanic panic' trials of the eighties and early nineties. Elizabeth Loftus has done lots of good work on the dubious nature of eyewitness testimony, and recovered memories in particular [3]. Essentially, they'r…
Okay this right here is PR. This is perception management by an oligarch.