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Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

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Post by mullingitover »

yumraj wrote: post #6
awb wrote: post #4

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/18/23967199/breaking-openai... > Update, 5:35PM PT: A source close to Altman says the board had agreed in principle to resign and to allow Altman and Brockman to return, but has since waffled — missing a key 5PM PT deadline by which many OpenAI staffers were set to resign. If Altman decides to leave and start a new company, those staffers would assuredly go with him. > Altman holding…

It sounds more like FUD being spread by Sam camp. I just don’t see a reason as to why the board would resign. But, what do I, or anyone except the people involved, know. OTOH, the tweet sounds/read weird. Is he trying to recruit folks for his next venture.

> I just don’t see a reason as to why the board would resign

The golden rule. The people with the gold make the rules, and Microsoft has poured mountains of capital into the company. For their board to make an extremely consequential move like they did without consulting their benefactors was the height of hubris.

Merely being forced to resign would be merciful, I half expect Satya to find some way to have them thrown in prison.

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

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Post by CSMastermind »

kubrickslair wrote: post #28
CSMastermind wrote: post #15

Greg Brockman and Brad Lightcap (current COO) both immediately retweeted it with just a heart. https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1726100488947679304 https://twitter.com/bradlightcap

Is not Lightcap retweeting the bigger deal as Greg already quit? It shows some serious level of support internally.

It gets more wild, more than 50 OpenAI employees have now joined in and done the same thing: https://twitter.com/altryne/status/1726106462022508851

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

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Post by ilaksh »

gkoberger wrote: post #17
malwarebytess wrote: post #8

This strikes me as narcissistic. Maybe the board wasn't wrong.

Why do you think appreciating the people who have worked with you for years (and currently are supporting you) is narcissistic?

I don't think it's narcissistic, but it's not necessarily just about supporting them. It's a maneuver/test/demonstration of where he stands with various employees. It gives him information and sends a signal about his standing with OpenAI staff.

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

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Post by [deleted] »

ilaksh wrote: post #33
gkoberger wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you think appreciating the people who have worked with you for years (and currently are supporting you) is narcissistic?

I don't think it's narcissistic, but it's not necessarily just about supporting them. It's a maneuver/test/demonstration of where he stands with various employees. It gives him information and sends a signal about his standing with OpenAI staff.

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Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

#35

Post by singularity2001 »

s1artibartfast wrote: post #26
wokwokwok wrote: post #11

I mean, this is getting ridiculous now. Really, sort yourselves out. This veiled tweet stuff is just drama queens being dramatic for the sake of it at this point. I care what happens to openAI … but at this point I give literally zero fucks what people are tweeting and what it may / may not / according some insider / outsider / person close to it who renames nameless might mean or not mean. Sam tweeting “I <3 openAI”…

There is this strange online phenomenon where people seek out content they dont like and then get bothered that it exists instead of just not paying attention.

might be part of a bigger human tendency to seek out flaws and trying to fix them.

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

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Post by yumraj »

mullingitover wrote: post #31
yumraj wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It sounds more like FUD being spread by Sam camp. I just don’t see a reason as to why the board would resign. But, what do I, or anyone except the people involved, know. OTOH, the tweet sounds/read weird. Is he trying to recruit folks for his next venture.

> I just don’t see a reason as to why the board would resign The golden rule. The people with the gold make the rules, and Microsoft has poured mountains of capital into the company. For their board to make an extremely consequential move like they did without consulting their benefactors was the height of hubris. Merely being forced to resign would be merciful, I half expect Satya to find some way to have them throw…

> Merely being forced to resign would be merciful, I half expect Satya to find some way to have them thrown in prison.

Prison? For what??

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

#37

Post by hackerlight »

gkoberger wrote: post #17
malwarebytess wrote: post #8

This strikes me as narcissistic. Maybe the board wasn't wrong.

Why do you think appreciating the people who have worked with you for years (and currently are supporting you) is narcissistic?

So many key employees are defecting, this Tweet could be interpreted as his support of the people siding with him over the good of the company, which would be narcissistic if the board had a valid reason for their decision. But all that's speculative.

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

#38

Post by lostmsu »

peyton wrote: post #21
dragonwriter wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Altman holding talks with the company just a day after he was ousted indicates that OpenAI is in a state of free-fall without him. OTOH, "sources close to Altman" saying that that is happening to the media just says that people close to Altman (quite likely acting as proxies for Altman) want it to be seen that way. > Maybe a deal actually went through? Or maybe he is expressing his positive feelings for the team in…

It’s over. He’s back.

Source?

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

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Post by lostmsu »

dragonwriter wrote: post #12
awb wrote: post #4

https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/18/23967199/breaking-openai... > Update, 5:35PM PT: A source close to Altman says the board had agreed in principle to resign and to allow Altman and Brockman to return, but has since waffled — missing a key 5PM PT deadline by which many OpenAI staffers were set to resign. If Altman decides to leave and start a new company, those staffers would assuredly go with him. > Altman holding…

> Altman holding talks with the company just a day after he was ousted indicates that OpenAI is in a state of free-fall without him. OTOH, "sources close to Altman" saying that that is happening to the media just says that people close to Altman (quite likely acting as proxies for Altman) want it to be seen that way. > Maybe a deal actually went through? Or maybe he is expressing his positive feelings for the team in…

It is curious that neither side seems interested to bring the matter to public, but Altman definitely is trying to take advantage of that.

Re: Sama: I love the OpenAI team so much

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Post by s1artibartfast »

singularity2001 wrote: post #35
s1artibartfast wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There is this strange online phenomenon where people seek out content they dont like and then get bothered that it exists instead of just not paying attention.

might be part of a bigger human tendency to seek out flaws and trying to fix them.

I like your positive attitude
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