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def some sort of scandal. The prodigy Altman is booted after creating potentially the most successful company of all time and replaced by CTO who had no prior

def some sort of scandal. The prodigy Altman is booted after creating potentially the most successful company of all time and replaced by CTO who had no prior ML/AI experience becomes CEO. Wow.

namlem 3y ago
Ilya Sutskever is the AI prodigy, not Sam. And he is one of the board members that presumably voted to fire Altman.
Maxion 3y ago
It strange - they could easily have done this with a different timeline and framed it as taking the company to the next level. Growing how fast they are definitely will require completely different leadership than when they were small. Definitely smells of a scandal - why else would they need to get him out so quick?
j2kun 3y ago
What prior ML/AI experience does Sam have?
strikelaserclaw 3y ago
Sam Altman isn't the brains in OpenAI, it is the research scientists and engineers. Just take care of the rest of the company and let these geniuses do what they do, thats the role for the ceo.
- htrp 3y ago
  Good CEO leadership is critical... otherwise you end up with Google and an inability to deliver on any ML project.
  - strikelaserclaw 3y ago
    i was replying more to "the ceo doesn't have AI/ML experience"
    - ignoramous 3y ago
      Sam worked with Andrew Ng at Stanford on ML: https://twitter.com/AndrewYNg/status/1699808792047960540 https://twitter.com/AndrewYNg/status/1699808792047960540 / https://archive.is/pJiF7 https://archive.is/pJiF7
      - strikelaserclaw 3y ago
        Sam studied at Stanford for a year
- jejeyyy77 3y ago
  oh 100%, but you need someone to steer the ship in the right direction.
  - dclowd9901 3y ago
    This is a bit tangential but I feel like the meat of this notion is often misattributed. “You need someone to steer the ship in the right direction.” I think most people can handle the “right direction” part, so it really comes down to just needing _a person_, one person, who makes strategic decisions at a high level. And that’s it. I don’t think Sam is special here. I just think he was the guy in the spot.
- sumedh 3y ago
  > Just take care of the rest of the company Not many people can do that though
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thewarpaint 3y ago
> the most successful company of all time Source? According to what metric?
az226 3y ago
CTO pick is strange. But hey, it’s now a female led company so the board can pat itself on the back.

def some sort of scandal. The prodigy Altman is booted after creating potentially the most successful company of all time and replaced by CTO who had no prior ML/AI experience becomes CEO. Wow.

namlem 3y ago

Ilya Sutskever is the AI prodigy, not Sam. And he is one of the board members that presumably voted to fire Altman.

Maxion 3y ago

It strange - they could easily have done this with a different timeline and framed it as taking the company to the next level. Growing how fast they are definitely will require completely different leadership than when they were small. Definitely smells of a scandal - why else would they need to get him out so quick?

j2kun 3y ago

What prior ML/AI experience does Sam have?

strikelaserclaw 3y ago

Sam Altman isn't the brains in OpenAI, it is the research scientists and engineers. Just take care of the rest of the company and let these geniuses do what they do, thats the role for the ceo.

htrp 3y ago
Good CEO leadership is critical... otherwise you end up with Google and an inability to deliver on any ML project.
- strikelaserclaw 3y ago
  i was replying more to "the ceo doesn't have AI/ML experience"
  - ignoramous 3y ago
    Sam worked with Andrew Ng at Stanford on ML: https://twitter.com/AndrewYNg/status/1699808792047960540 https://twitter.com/AndrewYNg/status/1699808792047960540 / https://archive.is/pJiF7 https://archive.is/pJiF7
    - strikelaserclaw 3y ago
      Sam studied at Stanford for a year
jejeyyy77 3y ago
oh 100%, but you need someone to steer the ship in the right direction.
- dclowd9901 3y ago
  This is a bit tangential but I feel like the meat of this notion is often misattributed. “You need someone to steer the ship in the right direction.” I think most people can handle the “right direction” part, so it really comes down to just needing _a person_, one person, who makes strategic decisions at a high level. And that’s it. I don’t think Sam is special here. I just think he was the guy in the spot.
sumedh 3y ago
> Just take care of the rest of the company Not many people can do that though

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thewarpaint 3y ago

> the most successful company of all time Source? According to what metric?

az226 3y ago

CTO pick is strange. But hey, it’s now a female led company so the board can pat itself on the back.