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  • jon-nycJ Online
    jon-nycJ Online
    jon-nyc
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    #1

    This is big news.

    https://openai.com/blog/openai-announces-leadership-transition

    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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    • HoraceH Offline
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      Horace
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      #2

      In what sense is this big news to the general public?

      Education is extremely important.

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      • HoraceH Horace

        In what sense is this big news to the general public?

        Doctor PhibesD Online
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        Doctor Phibes
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        #3

        @Horace said in Altman out at OpenAI:

        In what sense is this big news to the general public?

        Apparently he's been replaced by a robot.

        I was only joking

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        • jon-nycJ Online
          jon-nycJ Online
          jon-nyc
          wrote on last edited by
          #4

          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @Horace said in Altman out at OpenAI:

            In what sense is this big news to the general public?

            Apparently he's been replaced by a robot.

            89th8 Offline
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            @Doctor-Phibes said in Altman out at OpenAI:

            @Horace said in Altman out at OpenAI:

            In what sense is this big news to the general public?

            Apparently he's been replaced by a robot.

            LOL. You haven’t lost your touch in 15 years

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            • jon-nycJ Online
              jon-nycJ Online
              jon-nyc
              wrote on last edited by
              #6

              Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                taiwan_girlT Offline
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                taiwan_girl
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                #7

                @jon-nyc 555

                Kind of like when the guys first started Yahoo, and did everything manual.

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                • jon-nycJ Online
                  jon-nycJ Online
                  jon-nyc
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                  Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                  • George KG Offline
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                    George K
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                    #9

                    Comeback?

                    https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-trying-to-get-sam-altman-back-4b728049

                    Altman is thinking about returning but has told investors that if he does return, he wants a new board and governance structure, people familiar with the matter said. He has separately discussed starting a company that would bring on former OpenAI employees, including several who quit in protest over his ouster.

                    Altman is expected to decide between the two options as soon as this weekend, the people said. Leading shareholders in OpenAI, including
                    Microsoft
                    and the venture firm Thrive Capital, are helping orchestrate the efforts to reinstate Altman. Microsoft invested $13 billion in OpenAI and is its primary financial backer. Thrive Capital is the second-largest shareholder in the company.

                    Other investors in the company are supportive of these efforts.

                    As the uncertainty persisted, OpenAI employees, including interim CEO Mira Murati, showed support for Altman, reposting his “i love the openai team so much” post on the X social platform with heart emojis.

                    The talks come as the company was thrown into chaos after OpenAI’s board abruptly decided to part ways with Altman, citing his alleged lack of candor in communications, and demoted its president and co-founder, Greg Brockman, leading him to quit.

                    A spate of high-level researchers resigned, some of OpenAI’s corporate customers are looking for alternatives, and a high-stakes financing with venture capitalists is now in jeopardy, people familiar with the matter said.

                    The exact reason for Altman’s firing couldn’t be determined. But for weeks, tensions had boiled around the rapid expansion of OpenAI’s commercial offerings, which some board members felt violated the company’s initial charter to develop safe AI.

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    • HoraceH Offline
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                      Horace
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                      #10

                      It sounds like there is an actually interesting story here that everybody familiar with it, is being careful not to tell.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • HoraceH Horace

                        It sounds like there is an actually interesting story here that everybody familiar with it, is being careful not to tell.

                        Doctor PhibesD Online
                        Doctor PhibesD Online
                        Doctor Phibes
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                        @Horace said in Altman out at OpenAI:

                        It sounds like there is an actually interesting story here that everybody familiar with it, is being careful not to tell.

                        Complaining about lack of candor whilst simultaneously not telling anybody the actual story.

                        I was only joking

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                        • George KG George K

                          Comeback?

                          https://www.wsj.com/tech/openai-trying-to-get-sam-altman-back-4b728049

                          Altman is thinking about returning but has told investors that if he does return, he wants a new board and governance structure, people familiar with the matter said. He has separately discussed starting a company that would bring on former OpenAI employees, including several who quit in protest over his ouster.

                          Altman is expected to decide between the two options as soon as this weekend, the people said. Leading shareholders in OpenAI, including
                          Microsoft
                          and the venture firm Thrive Capital, are helping orchestrate the efforts to reinstate Altman. Microsoft invested $13 billion in OpenAI and is its primary financial backer. Thrive Capital is the second-largest shareholder in the company.

                          Other investors in the company are supportive of these efforts.

                          As the uncertainty persisted, OpenAI employees, including interim CEO Mira Murati, showed support for Altman, reposting his “i love the openai team so much” post on the X social platform with heart emojis.

                          The talks come as the company was thrown into chaos after OpenAI’s board abruptly decided to part ways with Altman, citing his alleged lack of candor in communications, and demoted its president and co-founder, Greg Brockman, leading him to quit.

                          A spate of high-level researchers resigned, some of OpenAI’s corporate customers are looking for alternatives, and a high-stakes financing with venture capitalists is now in jeopardy, people familiar with the matter said.

                          The exact reason for Altman’s firing couldn’t be determined. But for weeks, tensions had boiled around the rapid expansion of OpenAI’s commercial offerings, which some board members felt violated the company’s initial charter to develop safe AI.

                          jon-nycJ Online
                          jon-nycJ Online
                          jon-nyc
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                          @George-K said in Altman out at OpenAI:

                          Comeback?

                          Did you see the meme before your post?

                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                            @George-K said in Altman out at OpenAI:

                            Comeback?

                            Did you see the meme before your post?

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                            @jon-nyc said in Altman out at OpenAI:

                            @George-K said in Altman out at OpenAI:

                            Comeback?

                            Did you see the meme before your post?

                            Yes, but I thought it was more like, "Oh, he's gone. Let's just let AI make another one."

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • jon-nycJ Online
                              jon-nycJ Online
                              jon-nyc
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                              #14

                              More big news….

                              And a funny reply from Elon…

                              Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                              • jon-nycJ Online
                                jon-nycJ Online
                                jon-nyc
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                                500 out of 700 employees sign an open letter asking the board to resign.

                                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                • George KG Offline
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                                  George K
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                                  Weren't there some allegations of sexual misconduct by Altman?

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • jon-nycJ Online
                                    jon-nycJ Online
                                    jon-nyc
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                                    #17

                                    I haven’t heard of any.

                                    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

                                    George KG 1 Reply Last reply
                                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                      I haven’t heard of any.

                                      George KG Offline
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                                      George K
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                                      @jon-nyc said in Altman out at OpenAI:

                                      I haven’t heard of any.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • HoraceH Offline
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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on last edited by
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                                        Memories from the age of 4, emerging alongside claims of "financial abuse" which, one assumes, occurred much later. Hmm. The financial motivation is stated right there on the tin.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                        • jon-nycJ Online
                                          jon-nycJ Online
                                          jon-nyc
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                                          That was two years ago, it seems hard to draw a line between that and a sudden firing unexpected by all.

                                          Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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