Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down • Hacker News Board

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by throwaway128128 » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:27 AM UTC

siva7 wrote: post #29

This is more bizarre than an episode of silicon valley. Must be the happiest day for Google in the last year.

I was thinking Game of Thrones.

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by francisduvivier » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:27 AM UTC

siva7 wrote: post #29

This is more bizarre than an episode of silicon valley. Must be the happiest day for Google in the last year.

Indeed, on the Lex Fridman podcast, Musk said it was a very tough recruiting battle for Ilya. Now it looks like they have a shot at getting him back.

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by d3nt » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:28 AM UTC

More details in this tweet thread: https://twitter.com/ashleevance/status/1726469283734274338

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by _lvbh » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:28 AM UTC

I’m glad people in this thread are supporting the OpenAI board in this decision. There seems to be too much celebrity worship around Altman from all the tech/crypto bros. Also, any new competition started by Altman would be good for the ecosystem in general.

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by localhost » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:28 AM UTC

blobbers wrote: post #35

Sam must have sizable equity in the company. He sells to Microsoft and they dissolve the board, problem solved.

He has nearly zero equity in OpenAI by design.

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by hilux » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:28 AM UTC

d3nt wrote: post #20

tentacleuno wrote: post #6

This appears to be paywalled; is there an alternative link / source? Edit: This was in reply to the prior, non-paywalled URL. Comment moved by dang.

Tweet that confirms the story from a reputable Bloomberg reporter (Emily Chang): https://twitter.com/emilychangtv/status/1726468006786859101

I remember her from Silicon Valley!

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by jart » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:28 AM UTC

So long Mira Murati. That's the second CEO OpenAI has ousted in one week. https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transiti...

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by kuter » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:29 AM UTC

I wonder if the recent departure of Kyle Vogt from Cruise is related. Emmett Shear and Kyle Vogt founded Twitch together.

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by flylib » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:29 AM UTC

Seems like he liked anti sama stuff as well

https://x.com/moridinamael/status/1725893666663768321?s=46

Re: Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down

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Post by webwielder2 » Mon, Nov 20, 2023, 5:29 AM UTC

The real winner in all this is once again Tim Cook, the only tech CEO to not constantly flail around dripping in flop sweat chasing the buzzword du jour.