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I’m glad people in this thread are supporting the OpenAI board in this decision. There seems to be too much celebrity worship around Altman from all the tech/cr

by _lvbh 3y ago

I’m glad people in this thread are supporting the OpenAI board in this decision. There seems to be too much celebrity worship around Altman from all the tech/crypto bros. Also, any new competition started by Altman would be good for the ecosystem in general.

paulddraper 3y ago
> There seems to be too much celebrity worship around Altman from all the tech/crypto bros I haven't seen anyone worship Altman. I've seen many say the board made an incredibly dumb decision. Like Apple-firing-Jobs level dumb decision. --- Whether you think it's net good for OpenAI to be brought down a rung or two...you can still think it was bad for OpenAPI.
- peanuty1 3y ago
  OpenAI is a non-profit focused on developing safe AGI and Steve Jobs was pivotal in the success of Apple - not sure if Jobs' firing is a good comparison for Sam's firing.
  - paulddraper 3y ago
    > not sure if Jobs' firing is a good comparison Because they are different products? Or because Altman wasn't pivotal in the success of OpenAI?
- yeck 3y ago
  I've seen some likening Sam to Caesar, being betrayed and such. Certainly there are communities that match what the parent comment describes. HN has generally been more balanced than I would have though, though. The fan boys I've personally encountered have been more in the lands of YT and Reddit.
  - paulddraper 3y ago
    Firing and homicide are different, but certainly he was betrayed, yes?
    - WalterSear 3y ago
      It's certainly not certain.
    - yeck 3y ago
      I don't really know if he was betrayed because the relationships and communication between Sam and the rest of the board that voted him out isn't exactly public. To use language feels like you are already taking despite lacking information. Anyhow, I just was using the Caesar example because it was an memorable example that stuck out to me.
noneoftheaboveu 3y ago
No source provided the exact reasons why Altman was removed by his left hand. Please explain this first before going on to support any follow up actions. What exactly happened … this is beyond ridiculous

by _lvbh 3y ago

paulddraper 3y ago

> There seems to be too much celebrity worship around Altman from all the tech/crypto bros I haven't seen anyone worship Altman. I've seen many say the board made an incredibly dumb decision. Like Apple-firing-Jobs level dumb decision. --- Whether you think it's net good for OpenAI to be brought down a rung or two...you can still think it was bad for OpenAPI.

peanuty1 3y ago
OpenAI is a non-profit focused on developing safe AGI and Steve Jobs was pivotal in the success of Apple - not sure if Jobs' firing is a good comparison for Sam's firing.
- paulddraper 3y ago
  > not sure if Jobs' firing is a good comparison Because they are different products? Or because Altman wasn't pivotal in the success of OpenAI?
yeck 3y ago
I've seen some likening Sam to Caesar, being betrayed and such. Certainly there are communities that match what the parent comment describes. HN has generally been more balanced than I would have though, though. The fan boys I've personally encountered have been more in the lands of YT and Reddit.
- paulddraper 3y ago
  Firing and homicide are different, but certainly he was betrayed, yes?
  - WalterSear 3y ago
    It's certainly not certain.
  - yeck 3y ago
    I don't really know if he was betrayed because the relationships and communication between Sam and the rest of the board that voted him out isn't exactly public. To use language feels like you are already taking despite lacking information. Anyhow, I just was using the Caesar example because it was an memorable example that stuck out to me.

noneoftheaboveu 3y ago

No source provided the exact reasons why Altman was removed by his left hand. Please explain this first before going on to support any follow up actions. What exactly happened … this is beyond ridiculous