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I still haven't heard an explanation of why people who use GPT would be under the impression that Sam had anything to do with the past improvements in GPT versi

I still haven't heard an explanation of why people who use GPT would be under the impression that Sam had anything to do with the past improvements in GPT versions.

cmrdporcupine 3y ago
Brockman maybe, though. Or at least in some sort of leadership capacity.
- TeaBrain 3y ago
  I'd understand the argument for Brockman considering he had a hand in recruiting the initial team at OpenAI, was previously the CTO, from some reports still involved himself in coding, was the only other founder on the board besides Ilya.
icelancer 3y ago
If technical expertise is what drove all progress, Google / DeepMind would be far ahead right now.
spaceman_2020 3y ago
Sam attracted money and attention, which attracted talent. If Sam departs for another venture, some - or a lot - of the talent and attention and money will leave too. This isn’t a car factory where you can replace one worker with another. If some of the top folks leave with Sam (as they already are) it’s reasonable to assume that the product will suffer.
tick_tock_tick 3y ago
Have you really never been at a place without someone with vision leading the cause? Try it some time and you'll start understanding how and why a CEO can make or break a company.
- whoknowsidont 3y ago
  This happens all the time. It's far more common for teams to succeed despite (or even in spite) of executive leadership.
  - tick_tock_tick 3y ago
    > It's far more common for teams to succeed despite (or even in spite) of executive leadership. People say this like it's some kind of truism but I've never seen it happened and when questioned everyone I've known who's claimed it ends up admitting they were measuring their "success" by a different metric then the company.
  - fooster 3y ago
    Of course it isn’t. Without executive sponsorship there is no staff or resources.
- ahartmetz 3y ago
  The vision of Worldcoin dude to get rich quick? Very inspiring.

I still haven't heard an explanation of why people who use GPT would be under the impression that Sam had anything to do with the past improvements in GPT versions.

cmrdporcupine 3y ago

Brockman maybe, though. Or at least in some sort of leadership capacity.

TeaBrain 3y ago
I'd understand the argument for Brockman considering he had a hand in recruiting the initial team at OpenAI, was previously the CTO, from some reports still involved himself in coding, was the only other founder on the board besides Ilya.

icelancer 3y ago

If technical expertise is what drove all progress, Google / DeepMind would be far ahead right now.

spaceman_2020 3y ago

Sam attracted money and attention, which attracted talent. If Sam departs for another venture, some - or a lot - of the talent and attention and money will leave too. This isn’t a car factory where you can replace one worker with another. If some of the top folks leave with Sam (as they already are) it’s reasonable to assume that the product will suffer.

tick_tock_tick 3y ago

Have you really never been at a place without someone with vision leading the cause? Try it some time and you'll start understanding how and why a CEO can make or break a company.

whoknowsidont 3y ago
This happens all the time. It's far more common for teams to succeed despite (or even in spite) of executive leadership.
- tick_tock_tick 3y ago
  > It's far more common for teams to succeed despite (or even in spite) of executive leadership. People say this like it's some kind of truism but I've never seen it happened and when questioned everyone I've known who's claimed it ends up admitting they were measuring their "success" by a different metric then the company.
- fooster 3y ago
  Of course it isn’t. Without executive sponsorship there is no staff or resources.
ahartmetz 3y ago
The vision of Worldcoin dude to get rich quick? Very inspiring.