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OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman

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Re: OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman

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Post by soderfoo »

bluedevilzn wrote: post #621

Greg just quit too: https://twitter.com/gdb/status/1725667410387378559

I think that clears up the personal indiscretion theory.

If others are willing to voluntarily follow you out, I would say it points to some internal power struggle that underlies this whole affair.

Re: OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman

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Post by tompetry »

baidifnaoxi wrote: post #405

- Cant be a personal scandal, press release would be worded much more differently - Board is mostly independent and those independent dont have equity - They talk about not being candid - this is legalese for “lying” The only major thing that could warrant something like this is Sam going behind the boards back to make a decision (or make progress on a decision) that is misaligned with the Charter. Thats the only fir…

Not so sure about that. It reads to me like there is a personal scandal on the horizon that has come to the board's attention, and the board feels their hands are tied. Hard for me to believe its business decision related; Sam is elite in this regard, and is not really incentivized to violate their charter.

Bummer in any situation... the progress in this domain is truly exciting, and OpenAI was executing so well. This will slow things down considerably.

Re: OpenAI's board has fired Sam Altman

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Post by intesars »

The reason for his termination isn't clear, but based on the report, it appears that he had difficulties with the board. As a founder I don't like this kind of events and this type of action has typically not yielded positive results for hyper-growth companies. Historical examples like Apple, Uber, and WeWork show that such moves often led to stagnation or even bankruptcy. I view it as counterproductive, potentially allowing competitors like Google to catch up, as these decisions tend to impede innovation.
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