Elon Musk on Sam Altman and ChatGPT: I am the reason OpenAI exists

JumpinJack_Cash wrote: post #3

I always fail to grasp how interviewers don't start laughing when people like Musk or Trump start spewing this sort of delusional lies.

Because interviewers of people like Musk and Trump are largely people trading on the interviewee’s popularity for personal gain, and know they will be more able to get future interviews with similar figures if they are seen as not be a hostile venue for their subject’s self-promotion.

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Post by MattGaiser » Wed, May 17, 2023, 11:28 PM UTC

JumpinJack_Cash wrote: post #3

I always fail to grasp how interviewers don't start laughing when people like Musk or Trump start spewing this sort of delusional lies.

As much as interviewers want to be seen as tough, they have to balance that against people not being willing to appear on their show anymore, depriving them of income and influence.

A not unreasonable position. There are commentators to do that work later on.

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Post by msie » Wed, May 17, 2023, 11:52 PM UTC

When did Elon become a moron? Or was he always one?

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Post by JumpinJack_Cash » Wed, May 17, 2023, 11:59 PM UTC

MattGaiser wrote: post #5

JumpinJack_Cash wrote: post #3

I always fail to grasp how interviewers don't start laughing when people like Musk or Trump start spewing this sort of delusional lies.

As much as interviewers want to be seen as tough, they have to balance that against people not being willing to appear on their show anymore, depriving them of income and influence. A not unreasonable position. There are commentators to do that work later on.

I know but it requires some serious acting skills to sit and nod when the person in front of you is promoting themselves as the smarterst person in the world . Add to that that you maybe saw them stumble on the stairs or burn their tongue with some hot coffee a couple of minutes earlier when preparing to start the interview.

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Post by quantified » Thu, May 18, 2023, 2:24 AM UTC

msie wrote: post #6

When did Elon become a moron? Or was he always one?

Keeps him in the news. The interviewers need him and he needs them.

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Post by pinewurst » Thu, May 18, 2023, 4:20 AM UTC

JumpinJack_Cash wrote: post #3

I always fail to grasp how interviewers don't start laughing when people like Musk or Trump start spewing this sort of delusional lies.

I assume that most of them are as foolishly uninformed as Musk or Trump’s audience.

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Post by BulgarianIdiot » Thu, May 18, 2023, 7:15 PM UTC

JumpinJack_Cash wrote: post #3

I always fail to grasp how interviewers don't start laughing when people like Musk or Trump start spewing this sort of delusional lies.

Let him have his "OpenAI exists because of me". Unlike other projects where he claims to be a co-founder (but wasn't), in this one he was a co-founder. The fact he started bending arms and insisting on full control and they kicked him out was the best thing to happen to OpenAI though.