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Why I Joined OpenAI

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Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by jcgrillo »

brendangregg wrote: post #15

To answer a few people at once: I did mention compensation as a factor in the post, but I didn't elaborate details, so easy to miss. Comp is important of course, but so are the other factors. It feels like I can't go for a day without reading about the cost of AI datacenters in the news, and I can do something about it.

Interesting. Out of curiosity, how long do you think OpenAI can survive as a company? Put another way, what would be your guesses for probability of failure on 1yr, 3yr, and 5yr horizons?

EDIT: possibly a corollary--does Mia pay money for chatgpt or use a free plan?

Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by username223 »

brendangregg wrote: post #15

To answer a few people at once: I did mention compensation as a factor in the post, but I didn't elaborate details, so easy to miss. Comp is important of course, but so are the other factors. It feels like I can't go for a day without reading about the cost of AI datacenters in the news, and I can do something about it.

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Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by robby_w_g »

Banditoz wrote: post #4

> ...it's not just about saving costs – it's about saving the planet There's something that doesn't sit right with me about this statement, and I'm not sure what it is. Are you sure you didn't just join for the money? (edit: cool problems, too)

Reminds me of when I was younger and thought of companies like Google and Tesla as a force for good that will create and use technology to make people's lives better. Surely OpenAI and these LLM companies will change the world for the better, right? They wouldn't burn down our planet for short-term monetary gain, right?

I've learned over the years that I was naive and it's a coincidence if the tech giants make people's lives better. That's not their goal.

Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by gghffguhvc »

username223 wrote: post #42
brendangregg wrote: post #15

To answer a few people at once: I did mention compensation as a factor in the post, but I didn't elaborate details, so easy to miss. Comp is important of course, but so are the other factors. It feels like I can't go for a day without reading about the cost of AI datacenters in the news, and I can do something about it.

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I believe him. I don’t know him personally but his blog posts pop up here from time to time and this feels genuine to me.

Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by ahf8Aithaex7Nai »

selectodude wrote: post #37
wheelerwj wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I stopped reading just after that. “I joined PhilipsMorris to make smoking cigarette smoking safer…” The problems are interesting and the pay is exceptional. Just fucking own it.

He interviewed everywhere and took the biggest offer. Good! Don’t piss on my face and tell me it’s raining.

It's raining anyway. If I piss on your face, I can at least try to make the experience as positive as possible for you.

Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by Insanity »

CreepGin wrote: post #38
Insanity wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For people who’s main computing devices are phones, this isn’t hard to believe at all. Interacting outside of the tech bubble is eye opening. Conversely, the hair stylist might have mentioned the brand of a super popular scissor supplier/other equipment you’d have never heard of.

You missed the sarcasm.

Lol, I did. Needed a /s!

Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by AnonHP »

brendangregg wrote: post #15

To answer a few people at once: I did mention compensation as a factor in the post, but I didn't elaborate details, so easy to miss. Comp is important of course, but so are the other factors. It feels like I can't go for a day without reading about the cost of AI datacenters in the news, and I can do something about it.

I’m replying to your comment in the hopes of getting a response. In the blog post, you said:

> There's so many interesting things to work on, things I have done before and things I haven't.

What are the things you haven’t done before, if you could mention them?

Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by petterroea »

Banditoz wrote: post #4

> ...it's not just about saving costs – it's about saving the planet There's something that doesn't sit right with me about this statement, and I'm not sure what it is. Are you sure you didn't just join for the money? (edit: cool problems, too)

Even a 25% reduction in resource usage will probably not be enough, AI datacenters are still a huge resource sink after all

Re: Why I Joined OpenAI

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Post by buzzerbetrayed »

gghffguhvc wrote: post #45
username223 wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I believe him. I don’t know him personally but his blog posts pop up here from time to time and this feels genuine to me.

You believe someone taking a fat paycheck isn’t doing it for the fat paycheck?

Wanna buy a bridge?

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