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What’s hypocritical about a non-profit firing a leader who wanted lots of profits.
by CPLX 3y ago
What’s hypocritical about a non-profit firing a leader who wanted lots of profits.
- jdthedisciple 3y agoDidn't think I'd need to explain this: The hypocritical part is doing so right AFTER beginning to take off commercially. An honorable board with backbone would have done so at the first inkling of commercialization instead (which would have been 1-2 years ago). Maybe you can find a better word for me but the point should be easily gotten ...
- layer8 3y agoThree other board members stepped down this year. It might not have been possible before.
- jdthedisciple 3y agoOfc it's "not possible" in that it may incur personal costs. But it's the honorable thing to do if you truly believe in something. Otherwise it's just virtue signalling.
- jprete 3y agoNo, they may literally have not had the votes.
- diognesofsinope 3y agoAlmost more of a "takeover" by the board after it's successful lol
- fugalfervor 3y agoOpenAI hasn't made billions in profits. Their operating costs are huge and I'm pretty sure they're heavily reliant on outside funding.
- jdthedisciple 3y agoWhich puts into question the whole non-profitness anyway, but that aside: They have still been operating pretty much like a for-profit for years now so my point still stands.
- fugalfervor 3y agoYour point hinged on billions in profit. Which you just made up, or assumed to be true for some reason. I don't think any of your points stand. Don't use fact you haven't checked as preconditions for points you want to make.
- jdthedisciple 3y ago[flagged]
- ai-sample 3y agoTo think that "Non-Profit" means "Free" is pretty naive. There are operating costs to maintain millions of users. That doesn't mean they are trying to profit.
- jdthedisciple 3y agoExactly. So what's Sam's crime exactly, trying to cover the costs?
- fugalfervor 3y agoAgain, conjecture with no supporting evidence.
- jdthedisciple 3y agoNot sure what you're trying to say. Clearly, under Altman, OpenAI has been massively successful one way or another, correct? Now they boot him and claim moral superiority? Really?