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Three senior researchers have resigned from OpenAI

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Re: Three senior researchers have resigned from OpenAI

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Post by mannyv »

cinntaile wrote: post #6
thr8976 wrote: post #4

Aleksander in particular is deeply invested in AI safety as a mission. It's a very confusing departure, since most of the reporting so far indicates that Ilya and the board fired Sam to prioritize safety and non-profit objectives. A huge loss for OpenAI nonetheless.

The way Sam and Greg were fired maybe led him to no longer have faith in the company and so he quit?

More like the guy who engineered this situation is an asshole and they don't want to work for him.

Re: Three senior researchers have resigned from OpenAI

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Post by ssnistfajen »

dschuetz wrote: post #20
huytersd wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it a bubble if it’s useful and I use it dozens of time a day?

I agree AI is useful, but not to that extent to what it is valued on the market. I do not think that AI companies can deliver as much as they promise. With the driving core at OpenAI basically gone, I bet they will soon implode under the weight of their promises. Which means, investors will start pulling out their stakes. boom

Even if OpenAI implodes it will hardly impact other LLM-focused startups. In fact it would probably be a boon for them as people search for GPT alternatives.

Sam & Greg could start a new AI company by Monday and instantly achieve unicorn valuation. Hardly a burst.

Re: Three senior researchers have resigned from OpenAI

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Post by lazystar »

Tohhou wrote: post #35
dschuetz wrote: post #13

Are those the first cracks in the AI market bubble?

You must not use AI if you think this. AI is not the bubble. Everything AI will replace is the bubble.

AI art is already boring. its all a fad, eventually the cracks start to show and you can't unsee those cracks. very similar to bitcoin. tbh.

Re: Three senior researchers have resigned from OpenAI

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Post by ssnistfajen »

corethree wrote: post #14

We need to know why he was let go. All else is speculation. I doubt people would follow Sam if he was let go for a good reason.

We don't know if these people left to follow Sam. There's so few details surrounding what the actual catalyst of the firing was and neither said are revealing the details.

Re: Three senior researchers have resigned from OpenAI

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Post by hilux »

dschuetz wrote: post #20
huytersd wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it a bubble if it’s useful and I use it dozens of time a day?

I agree AI is useful, but not to that extent to what it is valued on the market. I do not think that AI companies can deliver as much as they promise. With the driving core at OpenAI basically gone, I bet they will soon implode under the weight of their promises. Which means, investors will start pulling out their stakes. boom

Speaking for my own n of 1, ChatGPT Pro has almost entirely (>90%) replaced the Google search engine in my daily life. The results from ChatGPT are just so much better and faster.

That's got to be worth something, since Alphabet is a $1.7T company mostly on the strength of ads associated with Google search.

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