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From everything I can piece together the underlying problem is that Sam defunded Ilya's alignment research because they only have so much compute and they neede
by CSMastermind 3y ago
From everything I can piece together the underlying problem is that Sam defunded Ilya's alignment research because they only have so much compute and they needed all of it to keep up with the demand for ChatGPT and the APIs, especially after dev day.
Ilya losing access to the GPUs he needs to do his research so that the company can service a few more customers seemed like a fundamental betrayal to him and a sign that Sam was ignoring safety in order to grow marketshare.
If Elon is able to promise him the resources he needs to do his research then I think it could work out.
- dchichkov 3y agoMore likely that the WorldCoin project is doing poorly. With crypto and NFTs going down it could be a house of cards. And in a need of an urgent injection of money.
- spookthesunset 3y agoThe worldcoin thing really bugs me too. Any time there is crypto, somebody is scamming somebody else. Worldcoin is no different in this regard.
- capableweb 3y agoDid you figure out the motives behind Bitcoin too while doing your research?
- jazzyjackson 3y agodespite being invented for non-scam purposes, it turns out to be a productivity multipler for scammers more than anyone else. and also Bitcoin might be the exception that proves the rule - every other chain or token is managed by a few insiders taking get-rich-quick marks for a ride.
- ocdtrekkie 3y agoI think it'd be really funny if Bitcoin was originally supposed to also be a rug pull but Satoshi died suddenly or something, and so Bitcoin was just the scam that never managed to complete itself or something.
- tw04 3y ago> If Elon is able to promise him the resources he needs to do his research then I think it could work out. Who on earth would ever trust an Elon promise at this point? The guy literally can’t open his mouth without making a promise he can’t keep. Unless Ilya is getting something in a bulletproof contract and is willing to spend a decade fighting for it in court, he’s an idiot doing anything with Elon.
- staticautomatic 3y agoContract wherein Musk pays all legal fees would be pretty trustworthy
- eganist 3y agohttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/musks-twitter-has-been-sued-by-at-least-six-companies-for-unpaid-bills.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/24/musks-twitter-has-been-sued-... He's pretty bad at honoring contracts too
- staticautomatic 3y agoThat’s my point. If/when he breaches he has to pay your fees for suing him. It’s a contingency lawyer’s dream.
- comfysocks 3y agoYeah, I imagine Karpathy had his fill of Musk and left. Probably with a stiff non disparagement agreement.
- zameerb1 3y ago[dead]
- unsupp0rted 3y agoIt would take a rocket scientist to trust Elon Musk
- dwaltrip 3y agoInteresting, where did you hear that?