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Apparently a huge number of staff members threatened to quit unless the board resigned.
by reustle 3y ago
Apparently a huge number of staff members threatened to quit unless the board resigned.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoGiven the drama on the board, seems like it would be best to reset it. The board members that voted Sam out had conflicts of interest. With the board not being fully staffed, it seems like a few that were left suddenly had too much power, too much conflicting interest, and really shouldn't have been allowed to make such sweeping changes. Like their should have been some board rules on filling positions before allowing firing a CEO or some other guard rails. https://loeber.substack.com/p/a-timeline-of-the-openai-board https://loeber.substack.com/p/a-timeline-of-the-openai-board https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38330158 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38330158
- Scarblac 3y agoWould that help much when it's the same board that elects new members to itself?
- b112 3y agoWhether it's a country, a company, or even a family, external threat forges bonds, and lets internal conflict seem trivial. With no external threat, internal strife grows. Effectively, we're wired to search for, identify, and deal with the most current, visible threat. OpenAI is very much far in the lead. If it was fiscally sound, but had visible competitors on its heels, I bet this little coup wouldn't have happened. It is amusing to me, that if there is no threat, or high threat, people can fall apart. Only with some-but-not-too-much threat, is perfect harmony achieved.
- MandieD 3y agoAutoimmune disease, but for organizations/societies instead of individual organisms.