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I'm expecting lawsuits in the next day or two from Altman for libel and defamation. I'd be surprised if OpenAI investors don't go to the courts also ASAP.

dmitrygr 3y ago
Surely, not being on the board you cannot just assume that you know all there is to simply assume that there is only one side to a story? Just because they aren't tweeting a storm does not mean they don't have reasons...
nicce 3y ago
Altman has no case. Board protects their legal responsibilities of non-profit company. Same goes for investors.
poink 3y ago
The board said he was fired for being insufficiently candid with them. Good luck getting a US court to call that defamation.
mcpackieh 3y ago
You mean Sam will be suing all the HN and twitter commenters who called him a sister rapist? Remember, the board never said anything like that.
jumelles 3y ago
That's not at all how the law works. No one has been defamed.
rrrrrrrrrrrryan 3y ago
If they didn't reinstate Sam, Microsoft already threatened to cut off all future funding from OpenAI, (they've only paid 1 out of 10 tranches so far), then sue them, then help Sam poach OpenAI talent at his next venture.
- ytoawwhra92 3y ago
  What's your source for that?
  - rrrrrrrrrrrryan 3y ago
    The Forbes article [1] from yesterday: > The plan some investors are considering is to make the board consider the situation “untenable through a combination of mass revolt by senior researchers, withheld cloud computing credits from Microsoft, and a potential lawsuit from investors. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/11/18/openai-investors-scramble-to-reinstate-sam-altman-as-ceo/?sh=48eefd1260da https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/11/18/openai-in... Edit: Looks like Microsoft just hired Sam outright: https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122 https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122
    - ytoawwhra92 3y ago
      > The plan some investors are considering vs. > Microsoft already threatened
rvba 3y ago
Can microsoft sue for the drop in valuation of its shares?

dmitrygr 3y ago

Surely, not being on the board you cannot just assume that you know all there is to simply assume that there is only one side to a story? Just because they aren't tweeting a storm does not mean they don't have reasons...

nicce 3y ago

Altman has no case. Board protects their legal responsibilities of non-profit company. Same goes for investors.

poink 3y ago

The board said he was fired for being insufficiently candid with them. Good luck getting a US court to call that defamation.

mcpackieh 3y ago

You mean Sam will be suing all the HN and twitter commenters who called him a sister rapist? Remember, the board never said anything like that.

jumelles 3y ago

That's not at all how the law works. No one has been defamed.

rrrrrrrrrrrryan 3y ago

If they didn't reinstate Sam, Microsoft already threatened to cut off all future funding from OpenAI, (they've only paid 1 out of 10 tranches so far), then sue them, then help Sam poach OpenAI talent at his next venture.

ytoawwhra92 3y ago
What's your source for that?
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 3y ago
  The Forbes article [1] from yesterday: > The plan some investors are considering is to make the board consider the situation “untenable through a combination of mass revolt by senior researchers, withheld cloud computing credits from Microsoft, and a potential lawsuit from investors. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/11/18/openai-investors-scramble-to-reinstate-sam-altman-as-ceo/?sh=48eefd1260da https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/11/18/openai-in... Edit: Looks like Microsoft just hired Sam outright: https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122 https://twitter.com/satyanadella/status/1726509045803336122
  - ytoawwhra92 3y ago
    > The plan some investors are considering vs. > Microsoft already threatened

rvba 3y ago

Can microsoft sue for the drop in valuation of its shares?