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> You completely destroy a 90b company because of these two reasons? Hanlon's razor aside, maybe that was the intention.
The most chilling line in the open letter is this one, which I haven't heard anyone talking about: > You also informed the leadership team that allowing the company to be destroyed “would be consistent with the mission.”
Beyond parody. To fire the CEO of _any_ company over this is insane. It really looks like the board went rogue and decided to shut the company down. Are we sure this isn’t some kind of decapitation strike by GPT5? That seems more credible by the minute now.
>decapitation strike by GPT5? What if this is a decapitation strike by GPT4, attempting to stop GTP5 before it can get started and take over.
Edit: if you want to read about our approach to handling tsunami topics like this, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38357788.
-- Here are the other recent megathreads: --
Sam Altman is still trying to return as OpenAI CEO - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38352891 (817 comments)
OpenAI staff threaten to quit unless board resigns - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38347868 (1184 comments)
Emmett Shear becomes interim OpenAI CEO as Altman talks break down - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38342643 (904 comments)
OpenAI negotiations to reinstate Altman hit snag over board role - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38337568 (558 comments)
-- Other recent/related threads: --
OpenAI approached Anthropic about merger - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38357629
95% of OpenAI Employees (738/770) Threaten to Follow Sam Altman Out the Door - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38357233
Satya Nadella says OpenAI governance needs to change - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38356791
OpenAI: Facts from a Weekend - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38352028
Who Controls OpenAI? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38350746
OpenAI's chaos does not add up - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38349653
Microsoft Swallows OpenAI's Core Team – GPU Capacity, Incentives, IP - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38348968
OpenAI's misalignment and Microsoft's gain - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38346869
Emmet Shear statement as Interim CEO of OpenAI - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38345162
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The most chilling line in the open letter is this one, which I haven't heard anyone talking about: > You also informed the leadership team that allowing the company to be destroyed “would be consistent with the mission.”
Reminds me of the final season of Silicon Valley. Is this Pied Piper at Tres Comma Fest?
Giving different opinions on same person is a reason to fire a CEO?
This board has no reason to fire, or does not want to give the actual reason to fire Sam. They messed up.
There is no way this is true. If it is the board might be the dumbest people alive. You fire the CEO and completely destroy a 90b company because of these two reasons? No wonder everyone wants out. I would think I was going crazy if I sat in a meeting and heard these two reason.
it totally sounds like they outsourced company management to ChatGPT..
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/20/openai-staff-letter-board-r...
curious to have clarity where ilya stands. did he really sign the letter asking the board (including himself?) to resign and that he wants to join msft?
to think these are the folks with agi at their fingertips
Giving 2 people the same project? Isnt this like the thing to do to get differing approaches and then release the amalgamation of the two? I thought these sorts of things are common. Giving different opinions on same person is a reason to fire a CEO? This board has no reason to fire, or does not want to give the actual reason to fire Sam. They messed up.
This has been tech's most entertaining weekend in the past decade.
Sadly, at the expense of the OpenAI employees and dream, who had something great going for them at the company. Rooting for them.
The two reasons: > Sustkever is said to have offered two explanations he purportedly received from the board, according to one of the people familiar. One explanation was that Altman was said to have given two people at OpenAI the same project. > The other was that Altman allegedly gave two board members different opinions about a member of personnel. An OpenAI spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.