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"King of the Cannibals": How Sam Altman Took over Silicon Valley

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Re: "King of the Cannibals": How Sam Altman Took over Silicon Valley

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ethbr1 wrote: post #10
pixelatedindex wrote: post #9

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Apparently, but family drama feels a bit... weird to use for character assessment. Especially when a ton of money is involved. There are a lot of inter-family dynamics and motivations that cause people to do things. Not saying she's right. Not saying he's right. Just saying that whole situation is probably too close to home (literally) to opine globally outside it.

I am conflicted about that. When money is involved I think it amplifies character even more. Not everyone with a ton of money has these kinds of allegations.

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pixelatedindex wrote: post #9
mdorazio wrote: post #6

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It seems there's more to it than that [1]. Altman did a surprisingly good job of cultivating a "nice guy" image among the tech crowd, but I personally don't buy it. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/what-sam-altman-did-so-bad-h...

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carterschonwald wrote: post #19
mdorazio wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems there's more to it than that [1]. Altman did a surprisingly good job of cultivating a "nice guy" image among the tech crowd, but I personally don't buy it. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/what-sam-altman-did-so-bad-h...

Yeah. You don’t get cult vibes happening by accident.

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Post by luma »

echelon wrote: post #15
IG_Semmelweiss wrote: post #4

This kind of gives away the reason for his firing. He was pursuing his vision of AI incluing a chipset specific to LLM processing that would break nvidias hold of the market. Apparently the BoD didnt like it. They should have just been more forthcoming about it. Some CEOs would get fired for moonlighting. Others (Elon Musk, etc) build massive companies and make their existing companies more resilient and lasting. The…

> Some CEOs would get fired for moonlighting. Others (Elon Musk, etc) build massive companies and make their existing companies more resilient and lasting. I don't get why more CEO/founders don't found second and third companies. You build a great leadership team, then explore adjacent spaces that can reinforce your vision of the future. In a way, it can clear the space of potential competitors. Or build potential cu…

Why just CEOs? Should I, as an individual contributor, be encouraged to hold down several jobs so that I can split my time and attention between them?

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Post by cinntaile »

carterschonwald wrote: post #19
mdorazio wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It seems there's more to it than that [1]. Altman did a surprisingly good job of cultivating a "nice guy" image among the tech crowd, but I personally don't buy it. [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/what-sam-altman-did-so-bad-h...

Yeah. You don’t get cult vibes happening by accident.

In OpenAI's case there are millions of dollars on the line for the employees involved so I consider that the most likely reason to stand behind him. Discounting that, are there any other companies that he's involved with where you see "cult vibes"?

Re: "King of the Cannibals": How Sam Altman Took over Silicon Valley

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Post by mooktakim »

ethbr1 wrote: post #3

It's nice to occasionally read a piece that reminds you what good journalism is. On and off record sources, people as complex individuals with multiple truths, anchoring to key chronological events, and only moderate clickbaiting and defensible hyperbole. Nothing particularly new, but a solid brief. Kudos to the Post and Dwoskin, Fisher, and Tiku.

Is it good journalism to watch YouTube interviews and report on that?

I would expect they'd go first-hand to various people who know him and dig up stories from the past.

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Post by kossTKR »

dbspin wrote: post #26
pixelatedindex wrote: post #9

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Altman's sister's 'memories' of abuse were developed in adulthood [1]. Recovered memories are deeply suspect, and a number of serious miscarriages of justice have happened because of them. Most infamously the 'satanic panic' trials of the eighties and early nineties. Elizabeth Loftus has done lots of good work on the dubious nature of eyewitness testimony, and recovered memories in particular [3]. Essentially, they'r…

Okay this right here is PR.

This is perception management by an oligarch.

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Post by sesm »

Zetobal wrote: post #30
dbspin wrote: post #26

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Altman's sister's 'memories' of abuse were developed in adulthood [1]. Recovered memories are deeply suspect, and a number of serious miscarriages of justice have happened because of them. Most infamously the 'satanic panic' trials of the eighties and early nineties. Elizabeth Loftus has done lots of good work on the dubious nature of eyewitness testimony, and recovered memories in particular [3]. Essentially, they'r…

boy do I need to have a talk with all my trauma patients...

Daniil Khlomov once said, that when a patient talks to him about traumatic scenario from their past, it doesn’t matter if it actually happened or not, the only thing that matters is that the patient wants to discuss this exact scenario.
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