Very interesting if this is true, considering how pg has shown huge support for sama during this drama!
Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
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Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#302the more outwardly successful someone is by modern standards (ceo, celebrities, other powerful people) the more likely it is they are ethically compromised in some way
you don't reach the top without screwing over a lot of people along the way
Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#303If Paul Graham fired Sam Altman from YCombinator it's interesting that he appears to have such a favourable opinion of him [0]. However, personally, what I've taken away from this is that he is a much better strategic/tactical operator than many other high-flying executives and very capable of winning the respect and trust of a lot of smart people. I wouldn't expect OpenAI to be run by anybody that wasn't revered in…
Anyone able to quote these xweets for people without an account?
Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#304Why are people so obsessed with this guy? Keep falling into the same trap of Cult of the Tech CEO
Someone else posted it around here - as religion recedes people need new deities. Couple that with an increase in popularity of conspiracy theories and you get altman and ai.
Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#305Earlier quoted context omitted.
I dunno, man. As an English person, to me these tweets sound a lot like he is publicly calling Altman a cunt.
Really? It seems like a glowing appraisal. He seems to think that Sam is devestatingly effective at what he does.
If I didn't know Graham was English, perhaps I would take them at face value - and, indeed, perhaps I should anyway. (And my characterisation was an extreme one!) But: they do just all sound rather coldly backhanded, if you ask me.
Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#306Why are people so obsessed with this guy? Keep falling into the same trap of Cult of the Tech CEO
Why do people watch pro sports? Why do we fall into the cult of the sports personality?
Why do people follow movie stars?
Because we’re human, and we gossip and obsess over high performers.
Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
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Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#308Why are people so obsessed with this guy? Keep falling into the same trap of Cult of the Tech CEO
I think it’s his consistency; how does he garner this much respect from SV? Surely, the logic must go, he’s worthy of it.
This whole thing feels like Altman expected some back and forth here between him and the board, but in their inexperience they vastly overreacted to what was probably “standard” corporate maneuvering. He assumed there would be steady escalation, but they went right for the endgame well before passing the many opportunities for compromise that usually show up in fights between CEOs and their board.
Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#309Why are people so obsessed with this guy? Keep falling into the same trap of Cult of the Tech CEO
Like sports I'm here for the drama. It's a distraction to follow. If it doesn't interest you just ignore.
Re: Before OpenAI, Sam Altman was fired from Y Combinator by his mentor
#310Red pill: Most very successful people are like this.