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OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired

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Re: OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired

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Post by Jensson »

The two reasons:

> Sustkever is said to have offered two explanations he purportedly received from the board, according to one of the people familiar. One explanation was that Altman was said to have given two people at OpenAI the same project.

> The other was that Altman allegedly gave two board members different opinions about a member of personnel. An OpenAI spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.

Re: OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired

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Post by x86x87 »

Title says: OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired. They're unconvinced and furious.

Some breaking news: An employer does not owe you an explanation. You exchange money for labor. If anyone thinks for a second that they are essential or that anyone would prioritize them over the company I think they are delusional. OpenAI is a brand (at least in tech) with large recognition and they will be fine.

Re: OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired

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Post by asylteltine »

Zetobal wrote: post #2

At this point in time I just want to see what happens to a corp if they reduce their headcount by 95% in 2 weeks. Fascinating experiment.

You gotta wonder if they really need all those people… would be a genius way to get attrition numbers up without paying severance.

Man this entire thing is so overblown. Who cares if a ceo was fired all the “””tech influencer””” wannabes are just hyping up this story for views.

Re: OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired

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Post by bhouston »

Jensson wrote: post #5

The two reasons: > Sustkever is said to have offered two explanations he purportedly received from the board, according to one of the people familiar. One explanation was that Altman was said to have given two people at OpenAI the same project. > The other was that Altman allegedly gave two board members different opinions about a member of personnel. An OpenAI spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.

You are a hero! I couldn’t access the article.

Weirdly both of these do not seem to be fireable offences. Maybe the second if it was related to a personnel issue that maybe he had a conflict of interest with?

Re: OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sam Altman was fired

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Post by Jensson »

bhouston wrote: post #8
Jensson wrote: post #5

The two reasons: > Sustkever is said to have offered two explanations he purportedly received from the board, according to one of the people familiar. One explanation was that Altman was said to have given two people at OpenAI the same project. > The other was that Altman allegedly gave two board members different opinions about a member of personnel. An OpenAI spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.

You are a hero! I couldn’t access the article. Weirdly both of these do not seem to be fireable offences. Maybe the second if it was related to a personnel issue that maybe he had a conflict of interest with?

I posted it since that was hidden very deep in the article, it is annoying to find information among all that padding.

> Weirdly both of these do not seem to be fireable offences

Yeah I agree that doesn't seem egregious enough to warrant firing him on the spot. I can see why most of the company takes Altmans side here.

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