We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO

Post by jack_riminton » Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 11:01 AM UTC

pug_mode wrote: post #246

shubhamjain wrote: post #162

At the end of the day, we still don't know what exactly happened and probably, never will. However, it seems clear there was a rift between Rapid Commercialization (Team Sam) and Upholding the Original Principles (Team Helen/Ilya). I think the tensions were brewing for quite a while, as it's evident from an article written even before GPT-3 [1]. > Over time, it has allowed a fierce competitiveness and mounting pressu…

I'm convinced there is a certain class of people who gravitate to positions of power, like "moderators", (partisan) journalists, etc. Now, the ultimate moderator role has now been created, more powerful than moderating 1000 subreddits - the AI safety job who will control what AI "thinks"/says for "safety" reasons. Pretty soon AI will be an expert at subtly steering you toward thinking/voting for whatever the "safety"…

Post by justanotherjoe » Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 11:08 AM UTC

doyouevensunbro wrote: post #259

We’re at ~250k tech industry layoffs this year and a single CEO drama dominates the media because “AI”.

Post by moonsu » Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 11:10 AM UTC

kmlevitt wrote: post #389

Satam wrote: post #215

Disappointing outcome. The process has conclusively confirmed that OpenAI is in fact not open and that it is effectively controlled by Microsoft. Furthermore, the overwhelming groupthink shows there's clearly little critical thinking amongst OpenAI's employees either. It might not seem like the case right now, but I think the real disruption is just about to begin. OpenAI does not have in its DNA to win, they're too…

I think this outcome was actually much more favorable to D'Angelo's faction than people realize. The truth is before this Sam was basically running circles around the board and doing whatever he wanted on the profit side- that's what was pissing them off so much in the first place. He was even trying to depose board members who were openly critical of open AI's practices. From here on out there is going to be far mor…

Post by mlindner » Wed, Nov 22, 2023, 11:14 AM UTC

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